It's true that many dads in the wild aren't interested in parenting, but there are some that work pretty hard to give their little ones a good start. Maybe one of these dads will make you remember your own dad!
The male giant water bug doesn’t seem to mind a heavy load on his back for his kids. The female puts about 100 to 150 eggs on the back of the male, and then she leaves. Once the female is gone, the male has to look after the eggs. It usually takes one to two weeks for the eggs to hatch. The father giant water bug jumps around to make sure the growing eggs get enough air and water. All this time he can't fly because of the weight of the eggs growing rapidly on his back.
Now let's turn to the male stickleback fish. When the mother leaves after laying her eggs, the father tends his young. If the young fish go too far away, their father helps with their safe return by carrying them back in his mouth. The male stickleback looks after all his young — as many as 100 — until they can live on their own.
A similar example can be found in emperor penguins living in cold areas. The male emperor penguin goes without food while looking after his egg until it hatches. For about 62 to 67 days, the egg stays on top of the father's feet, in very cold temperatures that drop down to -39° C. As a result, the father may lose nearly 50 percent of his body weight while waiting for his baby penguin to be born!
1. What do we know about the giant water bug?
A. It is unable to fly.
B. The eggs grow on the father's back.
C. The male must keep still to hatch the eggs.
D. The female looks after her eggs together with the male.
2. During the hatching period, the male emperor penguin _______________.
A. is unable to eat
B. is fed by the female
C. tries to lose some weight
D. can't stand the cold weather
3.What is the best title for the text?
A. Mr. Moms in the Wild
B. Animals Do Have Feelings
C. Nature Loves Us like Our Dad
D. Childbirth in the Animal Kingdom
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One of Scotland's most active centenarians ( 百岁的人), Lady Morton, drove for nearly 80 years. She loved driving and spent the war years as an ambulance driver for Bangour Hospital. Aged 100 she was still driving around Edinburgh, up to Perthshire and elsewhere — the oldest among all the drivers in Scotland. But she had her first ever accident several days after her 100th birthday — she hit a traffic island (a raised area in the middle of a road where people can wait until it is safe to cross) when she took her new car for a drive in Edinburgh.
Lady Morton, who celebrated her 100th birthday in July, was given a car as a present. She talked about the accident happened that night. “I wasn't going fast, but I hit a traffic island. I couldn't see it, because it had no light, which I think was unbelievable and unreasonable. But I am all right and luckily my car wasn't badly damaged.
Although Lady Morton had the accident, she didn't plan to stop driving.“Some people are just born to drive, and I think I am one of them. I've been a good driver since the first time I got in a car, she said. “I am musical, so I listen to sound of the car to know when to change gear (档位).
Lady Morton bought her first car in 1927. The main change she had noticed since then is the traffic. “It's appalling. However, I don't mind it, because I am experienced, but I feel very sorry for beginners,” she said.
1.What was special about Lady Morton?
A. She was 100 years old.
B. She had the fewest traffic accidents.
C. She was the oldest driver in Scotland.
D. She had the most years of driving experience.
2.How did Lady Morton's first accident happen?
A. She had poor eyesight.
B. She was driving too fast.
C. The traffic island was dark.
D. The lights of her car weren't on.
3.What do Lady Morton's words in Paragraph 3 suggest?
A. She had a deep love for cars.
B. She was quite good at driving.
C. She had a great musical ability.
D. She drove better than any other driver.
4.What does the underlined word “appalling” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Very good. B. Fantastic.
C. Not bad. D. Terrible.
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Many Americans spend more time in cars these days than in the kitchen. But as lives grow busier—and waistlines grow larger—a number of health experts are calling for Americans to reduce their risk of cancer and other diseases by cooking at home more and eating out less.
“When dining out, people are likely to gravitate towards all the wrong thing,” says Rachel Brandeis of the American Dietetic Association. “People take in 50% more fat and sodium when they eat out than when they cook at home. And they often miss out on fruits, vegetables and other vitamin-rich ‘powerhouse foods’ that may reduce the risk of cancer.”
Nutritionists know it’s not easy to break old habits. Many people say they hardly have time to exercise, let alone fix dinner.
Brandeis says her secret is organization. She cooks six nights a week, even though she and her husband both work. She spends 20 minutes thinking about a week’s worth of menus and writing a list. She shops just once a week. Brandeis says she chooses easy cooking methods, too. Since she is not quite good at cooking.
The American Institute for Cancer Research has produced a guide filled with tips like “Homemade for Health”. Melanie Polk, the institute’s director of nutrition education, says cooking at home has many advantages. It teaches children about nutrition as well as the importance of sharing housework.
The 39-year-old homemaker Kirstin Kristinus of Washington, D.C. says cooking at home brings her family together. She also tries to reduce her family’s cancer risk by preparing every meal with many different kinds of food.
“The only way to know that you are getting all the good things is to expose yourself to a wide variety of food,” says Steven Shiff, a doctor in New Jersey. “If you eat out at a restaurant, it’s a lot easier to choose unhealthful things.”
However, “families don’t have to give up restaurants,” Shiff says. “It is possible to eat healthfully if you eat outside the home. But it takes probably the same sort of planning that you would have to do to prepare meals at home.”
1.What is worrying health experts?
A. Americans are having a too busy life.
B. Americans are getting fatter and fatter.
C. Americans are eating out more and more.
D. Americans are in greater danger of getting cancer.
2.What does the underlined part “gravitate towards” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Care about. B. Forget about.
C. Be afraid of. D. Be attracted to.
3.What is Melanie’s attitude towards cooking at home?
A. Unclear. B. Positive. C. Worried.D. Doubtful.
4.What can infer from Shiff that_____.
A. eating out can be as healthy as at home
B. People should stop going to restaurants
C. Restaurants usually serve unhealthy food
D. Preparing meals at home is more meaningful
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A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers．“last week, ”said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church．As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back．”
“How did you write your advertisement?” asked one of the listeners, a merchant．
“Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper．The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella．The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No．10 Broad Street．”
“Now, ”Said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well．But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance．Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it </PGN0332.TXT/PGN>fails, I'll buy you a new one．”
The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote：“If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No．10 Broad Street．He is well known．”
This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door．In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown, and his own was among them．Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter．
1. The man once thought advertising was ________．
A. of little use
B. of some use
C. practical
D. valuable
2.Why did the merchant say “I often advertise and find that it pays me well”?
A. He knew how to advertise．
B. He had more money for advertising．
C. He found it easy to advertise
D. He had a friend in the newspaper where he advertised.
3.Who had probably taken the umbrella?
A. The merchant.
B. The man himself.
C. Someone we don’t know.
D. The merchant’s friend.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. a useless advertisement
B. how to make an effective advertisement
C. how the man lost and found his umbrella
D. what the merchant did for the umbrella owner
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The first time I went abroad was when I went to London. It was in the summer holidays about five or six years ago and I went with my friends. 1. , so we decided to travel by coach. We left at five in the morning and the journey to London took about sixteen hours.
We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hotel not far from the centre. 2. . the beds were not very comfortable and the bedroom was very small but it had a wonderful view overlooking the Thames.
3. . First, we went to see all the famous sites: Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, and Buckingham Palace. Then we went shopping in Oxford Street. On the last day my friends and I went to Camden market. You can buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes there. 4. . it was really sunny in the afternoon, so we went to watch a football game. Unfortunately, I think the ring fell out of my pocket during the game, and I had to buy another one.
5. although the youth hotel was not perfect. Next time, I will stay at the Ritz but I will never feel as excited as I did that first time.
A. I really enjoyed visiting London
B. I bought a silver ring for my sister
C. We were all very excited on the coach
D. The plane and train were quite expensive
E. While we were in London we walked a lot
F. My friends and I had a big room on the top floor
G. I’ve been back to London several times since then
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The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must sixty hours of service learning, they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. a service experience, students must keep a journal（日志）and then write a about what they have learned.
Supporters claim that there are many of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think their own interests and become of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team. , students can explore possible careers service learning. For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.
there are many benefits, opponents （反对者） problems with the new requirement. First, they that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time-consuming, students spend time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual's freedom to choose.
In my view, service learning is a great way to to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. , I don' t believe you should force people to help others – the to help must come from the heart. I think the best is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility, and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.
1.A. spendB. gainC. completeD. save
2.A. andB. orC. butD. for
3.A. OpinionsB. IdeasC. ProceduresD. Examples
4.A. WithB. BeforeC. DuringD. After
5.A. diaryB. reportC. noteD. notice
6.A. courseB. benefitC. challengeD. features
7.A. beyondB. aboutC. overD. in
8.A. carefulB. proudC. tiredD. aware
9.A. possessB. applyC. includeD. develop
10.A. GraduallyB. FinallyC. LuckilyD. Hopefully
11.A. throughB. acrossC. ofD. on
12.A. SoB. ThusC. SinceD. While
13.A. deal withB. look intoC. point outD. take down
14.A. argueB. doubtC. over lookD. admit
15.A. muchB. fullC. lessD. more
16.A. costB. payC. careD. praise
17.A. contributeB. appealC. attendD. belong
18.A. ThereforeB. OtherwiseC. BesidesD. However
19.A. courageB. desireC. emotionD. spirit
20.A. decisionB. purposeC. solutionD. result
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When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you can see a lot of people _1.____(walk) with dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog 2._______(change). In the old days people used to train dogs to protect themselves against attacks by other beasts. And 3.______(late) they came 4._________(realize) that a dog was not only useful for protection, 5.________ willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without6._____(permit). But now people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the 7.__________(important) reason is for companionship. For a child, 8.__________dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is 9.________child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection 10.______ friendship.
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This afternoon, I was going home after school while I heard someone nearby crying. I looked around and found a boy sit on the ground. I was wondering that had happened to him. So I went up to a boy and asked him what was wrong. He was pointed to a ball in a deep hole. I wanted to help him, and the ball was out of my reach. Quite by chances, an idea sudden came to my mind. I quickly fetched some water and poured into the hole. With the water rising, the ball came up at the same time. The boy got back his ball happily and was grateful at me for my help.
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假定你是李华，是你校新成立的“开心英语俱乐部”的主席。请你根据以下信息给外教Chris 写一封电子邮件，邀请她参加俱乐部的开幕式并演唱歌曲。
1. 时间：周五晚上8点到9点；
2. 地点：校礼堂；
3. 参加人员：本校所有英语老师以及俱乐部成员；
4. 活动内容：歌曲，舞蹈，表演等。
注意：1.字数100字左右
Dear Chris,
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Yours’
Li Hua
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