When Ariyah Georges was born 15 weeks early, she weighed only one pound 12 ounces. Her mother, Jovan, knew how important breastfeeding (母乳) was, especially for a premature (早产的) baby like Ariyah, so she began pumping milk to feed her through a tube. But two days later, Jovan felt dizzy and feverish —104 Fahrenheit degrees, in fact. She had a blood disease and was close to full shock.
She was separated from others for nearly two weeks at the regional Northern Virginia hospital where she’d delivered. During that time, she could still pump breast milk, but Ariyah couldn’t consume it because of the risk of infection (感染). Without it, the newborn was particularly easily affected by diseases. There are many cases like this, which creates the need for the milk donation.
Enter donor (捐献者) milk — breast milk purchased by hospitals for mothers who aren’t able to produce enough milk on their own, due to health complications, stresses, or other factors. The milk comes from milk banks, organizations that collect and screen breast milk from those women willing to donate. Usually processed in intensive-care units, the milk is only available by prescription (处方).
In recent years, both milk banks and the use of donated human milk have risen swiftly in the United States. In 2011, 22 percent of NICUs used donor breast milk; four years later, that number doubled to nearly 40 percent, and went even higher for the most intensive NICUs — as much as 75 percent. There are 23 milk banks in the United States recognized by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, or HMBANA, double the number that existed five years ago.
But as the demand for donor milk rises, banks must find more charitable donors — a task made more complicated by informal networks of milk sharing that happens online. And many of the most vulnerable (脆弱的) infants are still not being reached.
1.Jovan couldn’t feed her baby Ariyah on her breast milk because _______.
A.Ariyah was a premature baby B.Jovan couldn’t produce enough milk
C.Jovan was in poor health D.Jovan was separated from others
2.By telling the story of Ariyah and her mother, the writer wants to______.
A.introduce the topic of an increasing need for donated human milk
B.remind us of the importance of breastfeeding the newborn
C.tell us what to do if mothers cannot produce enough milk
D.warn us against the risk of the newborn being affected by diseases
3.How is the writer’s idea mainly developed in Paragraph 4?
A.By following time order. B.By making predictions.
C.By giving examples. D.By listing data.
4.What problem are milk banks now faced with?
A.It’s difficult to find enough charitable donors.
B.Networks of milk looking for donors online are informal.
C.The milk purchased from milk banks cannot reach infants’ home.
D.The number of women willing to donate breast milk are decreasing.
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When Ariyah Georges was born 15 weeks early, she weighed only one pound 12 ounces. Her mother, Jovan, knew how important breastfeeding (母乳) was, especially for a premature (早产的) baby like Ariyah, so she began pumping milk to feed her through a tube. But two days later, Jovan felt dizzy and feverish —104 Fahrenheit degrees, in fact. She had a blood disease and was close to full shock.
She was separated from others for nearly two weeks at the regional Northern Virginia hospital where she’d delivered. During that time, she could still pump breast milk, but Ariyah couldn’t consume it because of the risk of infection (感染). Without it, the newborn was particularly easily affected by diseases. There are many cases like this, which creates the need for the milk donation.
Enter donor (捐献者) milk — breast milk purchased by hospitals for mothers who aren’t able to produce enough milk on their own, due to health complications, stresses, or other factors. The milk comes from milk banks, organizations that collect and screen breast milk from those women willing to donate. Usually processed in intensive-care units, the milk is only available by prescription (处方).
In recent years, both milk banks and the use of donated human milk have risen swiftly in the United States. In 2011, 22 percent of NICUs used donor breast milk; four years later, that number doubled to nearly 40 percent, and went even higher for the most intensive NICUs — as much as 75 percent. There are 23 milk banks in the United States recognized by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, or HMBANA, double the number that existed five years ago.
But as the demand for donor milk rises, banks must find more charitable donors — a task made more complicated by informal networks of milk sharing that happens online. And many of the most vulnerable (脆弱的) infants are still not being reached.
1.Jovan couldn’t feed her baby Ariyah on her breast milk because _______.
A.Ariyah was a premature baby B.Jovan couldn’t produce enough milk
C.Jovan was in poor health D.Jovan was separated from others
2.By telling the story of Ariyah and her mother, the writer wants to______.
A.introduce the topic of an increasing need for donated human milk
B.remind us of the importance of breastfeeding the newborn
C.tell us what to do if mothers cannot produce enough milk
D.warn us against the risk of the newborn being affected by diseases
3.How is the writer’s idea mainly developed in Paragraph 4?
A.By following time order. B.By making predictions.
C.By giving examples. D.By listing data.
4.What problem are milk banks now faced with?
A.It’s difficult to find enough charitable donors.
B.Networks of milk looking for donors online are informal.
C.The milk purchased from milk banks cannot reach infants’ home.
D.The number of women willing to donate breast milk are decreasing.
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Helen Keller was born in America in June, 1880. Everything was all right when she was born. But when she was 19 months old, an attack of fever left her blind and deaf for the rest of her life. She was so young when she became blind that as she grew older she did not remember being able to see; and she became deaf before she had any idea of the importance of human speech. She lived in darkness and silence.
As she grew older, she, too, wanted to express her ideas and feelings. But she realized she was cut off from others. Her parents were greatly worried. How could anyone make touch with Helen’s mind and intelligence in darkness and silence without speech? Helen was nearly seven before a teacher was found. Her name was Miss Sullivan.
Miss Sullivan had a lot of difficulties in teaching Helen Keller. As the child could neither see nor hear, she had to use manual alphabet. But Helen’s energy and intelligence and strong spirit as well as Miss Sullivan’s skill and patience, overcame all the difficulties. As Helen grew up, she became an able student, passed examination and finally took a university degree in English literature. She then devoted all herself to helping the blind and the deaf. Her personal success, together with the work she had done for others, made her one of the greatest women in modern times. She wrote many books and “The Story of My Life”is a wonderful one.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Helen Keller was born blind and deaf.
B．She first became blind and then deaf.
C．She became blind and deaf in 1880.
D．She became blind and deaf sometime about January 1882.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A．Helen became blind and deaf because she suffered from a high fever.
B．Helen became blind before she could see anything.
C．Helen became deaf before she realized how important it was to be able to hear and speak.
D．Helen, too, wanted to touch with others with speech.
3.Helen was finally successful mainly because of______.
A．her parents’ help
B．the manual alphabet Miss Sullivan used in teaching her
C．the help she got when she was studying for a university degree
D．her hard work, cleverness and will-power as well as Sullivan’s great efforts
4.Helen Keller finally became______.
A．an able student
B．a writer
C．the greatest woman in modern times
D．a student who took a university degree in English literature
5.Helen Keller’s parents were greatly worried because___.
A．She was growing older
B．She was cut off from others
C．she, too, wanted to express her ideas and feelings but she could not
D．she was almost seven years old and yet they were not sure whether they could find a suitable teacher for her
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Molly Burke was not born blind. She started losing her sight when she was four. Doctor said that she had a rare eye disease that would slowly take away her eyesight completely. In first grade, she learned to read Braille (the language used for the blind) although she could still see. Life was pretty normal for the next few years. However ,in seventh grade, things got worse. Black turned to grey. Yellow turned to white. Soon, Molly couldn’t see the blackboard.
As her eyesight weakened, Molly began using stick to help her walk. This embarrassed her friends, and people stopped inviting her to do things. Then the bullying (欺凌) began.
Molly once broke her ankle and had to use crutches (拐杖) to help her walk. A group of girls, who used to be her friends did something terrible. They were usually responsible for walking Molly to the classroom. Instead, they took the blind 14-year-old outside and down a hill. “I was alone,” remembers Molly. “ I couldn’t see. Nor could I walk.” Luckily, Molly had her cell phone and was able to call her mother for help.
After she finished high school, Molly thought about what she wanted to do before going to college. Her brother was working in a children’s home in Africa, and she wanted to do some things that would help others, too. Then, she found out about Me to We, an organization that has been helping people through volunteering and developing leadership skills. She joined the organization on a youth trip to Kenya to help build a school. While there, she spoke at a local girls’ school. Molly now knew what she wanted to do next — to be one of the speakers at Me to We.
Molly has been speaking to schools all over the USA and Canada about Bullying. Her advice? Be strong! During a speech in Toronto, she spoke to about 20,000 people. They stood up and applauded wildly after her speech. Her father said, “Molly has a real ability to inspire people and to help others who are going through something whether it’s a disability, or bullying, or a different set of challenges.”
1.Why did Molly learn Braille in first grade?
A.She was blind. B.She was interested in it.
C.She would be blind someday. D.She wanted to help her blind friends.
2.What happened to Molly when she was fourteen?
A.She began to lose her eyesight. B.She was left at the foot of a hill.
C.She was beaten by her classmates. D.She had her first cell phone.
3.What did Molly do before going to college?
A.She worked in children’s home. B.She founded Me to We.
C.She taught in Africa. D.She went to Kenya.
4.Molly is sharing her own experience to help other people _____________.
A.be leaders. B.be kind persons.
C.challenge themselves. D.overcome their problems.
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Florence Nightingale was born in a rich family. When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also traveled a great deal with her mother and father.
As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them.
At last mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided.
“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her.
“Then I will make it so,” she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for home. During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirty eight nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen — and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurse went to work.
Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicine and food for the men. Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.
After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries.
Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honor nurses today.
1.When she was a child, Florence ____ .
| A．loved to travel very much |
| B．knew what her duty in life was |
| C．loved to help the sick people |
| D．was most interested in music and drawing |
2.What made Florence make up her mind to become a nurse？
| A．Her father’s support. |
| B．Her desire to help the sick. |
| C．Her education in Germany and France. |
| D．Her knowledge from reading great books. |
3.During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where ____ .
| A．she earned a little money |
| B．work was very difficult |
| C．few soldiers died because of her work |
| D．she didn’t have enough food or clothes |
4.The passage can best be described as ____ .
| A．the life story of a famous woman |
| B．a description of the nursing work |
| C．an example of successful education |
| D．the history of nursing in England |
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Florence Nightingale（南丁格尔） was born in a rich family. When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also traveled a great deal with her mother and father.
As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them.
At last mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided.
“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her.
“Then I will make it so, “she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for home. During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirty eight nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen — and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurse went to work.
Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicine and food for the men. Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman.
After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries.
Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honor nurses today.
1.When she was a child, Florence ____ .
A．loved to travel very much
B．knew what her duty in life was
C．loved to help the sick people
D．was most interested in music and drawing
2.What made Florence make up her mind to become a nurse？
A．Her father’s support.
B．Her desire to help the sick.
C．Her education in Germany and France.
D．Her knowledge from reading great books.
3.During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where ____ .
A．she earned a little money
B．work was very difficult
C．few soldiers died because of her work
D．she didn’t have enough food or clothes
4.Why was Florence honored by Queen Victoria？
A．She built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.
B．She wrote a book on public health.
C．She worked as a nurse all her life.
D．She did a great deal of work during the Crimean War.
5.The passage can best be described as ____ .
A．the life story of a famous woman B．a description of the nursing work
C．an example of successful education D．the history of nursing in England
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When Omega was born in Uganda, she did two things: Smile and then sing. When Omega was 4 years old, her talent(天赋) for music was recognized, so she became one of the youngest members of the first African Children’s Choir(合唱团). She traveled the world with the choir, and it was from this experience that she grew into a singer today.
Although having a beautiful voice, she had to find other ways besides music to earn a living at first. When she was 16, her parents sent her to the USA to study. Like her mother, Omega wanted to become a doctor and do something meaningful in her country of Uganda.
However, like many artists, music was so much a part of her that she had to choose. With encouragement from her family and friends, she opened her own production company(制作公司) after graduation. Since then, she has been working as an artist. Her songs make people feel good about life. Apart from that, she is also interested in health care and education. Omega is one of those Ugandan females who are showing the world their valuable talents.
1.Her experiences in the Choir helped Omega to ____.
A. burst into song B. recognize her music talent
C. travel the world D. become a singer
2. What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in paragraph three?
A. music was very important to her
B. music took her a lot of time
C. music cost her so much money
D. music was the last thing she would choose
3. We can learn from the passage that Omega is ____.
A. a good teacher B. a famous African artist
C. a kind politician D. a warm-hearted doctor
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Emily did not look like other infants（幼儿）when she was born.She had a distinct appearance facially,standing out among the other babies in the hospital.She was born with Apert Syndrome,which affects physical appearance in several ways.I was first introduced to many of the facts of this rare Syndrome when Emily's mother came in to speak to me a few days before first grade.
Now Emily found herself in a new school,with unfamiliar classmates.I noticed a little girl's startled expression as she focused on Emily.Emily smiled at the child and the little girl smiled back.The first lime my teaching aide had to leave the room,a child jumped up and asked if she could help Emily.This girl stood over Emily,dotting words and sentences for her trace,exactly as her aide did each morning.A cute redheaded girl often stared into space rarely completing required tasks.Then one day she volunteered to help Emily.
Then came that day in March when Emily's mom told me she was to have facial surgery.I had to explain her absence.I was asked many logical questions."Did it hurt?" "Will she come back?"
Emily's hospital conduct further illustrated her excellent bravery.She told her father,"I do not want you to carry me into the operating room."She explained to the attending nurse that she did not want any medicine and didn't want to wear the blue operating room cap or change into hospital clothes.Emily walked into the operating room on her own feet!
It was inevitable that some of the children would see Emily after her operation,before she came to school for a visit.I had to explain that she was wearing something that looked like a catcher's mask on her face.Some visited her at home.Each child who saw her came to school greeted the class by shouting,"I saw Emily!"my first-graders had the ability to perceive the heart of Emily and I feel certain that she will continue to use her remarkable（非凡的） strength of character to overcome the struggles she has yet to face.
1.The first paragraph implies that Emily's mom .
A. told the writer about Emily's disease in advance
B. begged the writer to care for Emily personally
C. advised the writer to get along with Emily
D. introduced Emily to the writer in person
2.While at school,Emily's classmates .
A. treated her as much independently as possible
B. were all eager to help her with learning tasks
C. asked her a lot of questions on her disease
D. felt frightened at the sight of her face appearance
3.From what Emily said to her father,we know .
A. she was afraid of taking medicines
B. she didn't like hospital clothes at all
C. she was brave enough to face the operation
D. she required attending nurses to carry her
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Mary Quant was born in 1934. When she was young, there were no teenage fashions （时尚）.Young women were dressed like grown-ups or little girls. At thirteen, she designed （设计）her own school uniform（制服）.She wore short dresses and long socks. After school. Mary went to Goldsmith’s College in London. She didn’t enter the college gate but she met her future husband, Alexander Plunkett-Green Like Mary he wore unusual clothes, such as purple velvet trousers and pajama jackets.
In 1955 Mary left college and worked for a hat-maker in London’s West End. But soon they opened their own shop. It was called Bazaar and it was the first small shop for women in the King’s Road in Chelsea Mary designed all the clothes and made them on her old sewing machine.
The 1960s are often called the “Swinging Sixties”.During these years Mary’s designs became very popular. Everyone loved her mini-skirts（迷你裙）and coloured tights（紧身衣）.Thanks to Mary, London became the fashion capital of the world.
Mary’s fashion shows were quite different from what they had been before. Mary’s models（模特）didn’t walk-they danced to pop music.
Soon Mary’s clothes became popular in America,too.
At the age of 37, Mary had a son, Orlando. She said:“Becoming a mother is quite the most important thing that ever happened to me.”
In 1966, Mary was awarded（获奖）the O.B.E.（a special medal given by the Queen）.She went to Buckingham Palace in a mini-skirt to collect the medal.
Later on Mary started her own cosmetics（化妆品）company.
She designed smart black, white and silver packagings（包装）for it,with the Quant daisy symbol（菊花标志）that is still the same today.
Today, Mary’s business is worth 100 million pounds. She is still designing-not just only clothes,but also a perfume（香水）called“Havoc”and some other things.
She has now opened the Mary Quant Colour Shop in London’s Carnaby Street.
45．When Mary was thirteen, ____________.
A．she dressed like a little girl B．she designed her school uniform
C．she dressed like a grown-up D．she became a popular designer
46．In 1960s London became the fashion capital of the world because_______.
A．Mary’s designs became very popular. Everyone loved her clothes.
B．Mary changed fashion shows greatly.
C．of Mary’s business, which was worth 100 million pounds
D．May’s husband also helped to make unusual clothes.
47．Mary’s still designing_______ .
A．just clothes
B．not just only clothes, but also a perfume called “Havoc”and some other things
C．packaging for cosmetics
D．beautiful hats
48．The Quants’symbol is _______.
A．a daisy B．a mini-skirt C．a sewing machine D．a hat
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Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission（录取）to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon（外科医师）, but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
1.Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A．She couldn’t get admitted to medical school
B．She decided to further her education in Paris
C．A serious eye problem stopped her
D．It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
2.What main obstacle（障碍） almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?
A．She was a woman.
B．She wrote too many letters.
C．She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
D．She couldn’t set up her hospital.
3.How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?
A．Eight years B．Ten years
C．Nineteen years D．Thirty-six years
4.According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she ______.
A．became the first woman physician
B．was the first woman doctor
C．and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D．set up the first medical school for women
5.Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _______.
A．England B．Paris
C．the United States D．New York City
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Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught in school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.
1.Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?
A．She couldn’t get admitted to medical school
B．She decided to further her education in Paris
C．A serious eye problem stopped her
D．It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States
2.What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?
A．She was a woman.
B．She wrote too many letters.
C．She couldn’t graduate from medical school.
D．She couldn’t set up her hospital.
3.According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.
A．became the first woman physician
B．was the first woman doctor
C．and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children
D．set up the first medical school for women
4.Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.
A．England B．Paris C．the United States D．New York City
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