This summer, Roman Espinoza put up what he ca...

This summer, Roman Espinoza put up what he called a ''blessing box'' filled with food available to any and all who need it on his lawn (草坪).

Roman Espinoza, a 46-year-old New Yorker, hoped to _______ the problem of hunger in his community. He was _______ that there were plenty of poor and homeless people in his neighborhood, and he also knew that they _______ needed help. That’s why he decided to construct a ''blessing box'' filled with food on his own lawn. People who are in need of food are always _______ to take something from the ''blessing box''. It mostly holds canned food. He found that not everyone who _______ food from the ''blessing box'' wanted to be known, so they often _______ until it was dark to avoid _______.

Roman was inspired by a _______ action at the local community college, where he saw there was a small box with a number of free food _______ inside that was meant for poor students who couldn't ________ a snack or a meal. He thought it was such an amazing gesture and decided to try that in front of his own home.

Thanks to him, there's a whole community that ________ donates food and other necessities. Roman is so grateful that other people are also donating food for the less ________, and he feels honored that he ________ others to do so.

________, people started donating things into Roman's blessing box, but it definitely didn't ________ there. In fact, many people had a strong ________ to build their own blessing box, so they turned to him for help. And many more wanted to help in their own way. The local Home Depot store, ________, decided to sponsor all of the wood needed to build new ________. By ________ the word and the idea of these amazing food pantries, people can truly make a significant ________ for the poor in the entire city.

1.A.worsen B.update C.cause D.relieve

2.A.ashamed B.aware C.doubtful D.desperate

3.A.sadly B.hardly C.badly D.rarely

4.A.allowed B.forbidden C.requested D.accompanied

5.A.purchased B.stole C.swallowed D.took

6.A.waited B.hid C.thought D.struggled

7.A.enjoyment B.pride C.embarrassment D.preference

8.A.terrible B.similar C.natural D.illegal

9.A.items B.chains C.shops D.projects

10.A.resist B.enjoy C.miss D.afford

11.A.carefully B.regularly C.passively D.suddenly

12.A.intelligent B.dependent C.innocent D.fortunate

13.A.inspired B.invited C.convinced D.challenged

14.A.At times B.At once C.At first D.At last

15.A.fail B.stop C.start D.move

16.A.ability B.curiosity C.dislike D.desire

17.A.however B.or rather C.for example D.instead

18.A.boxes B.communities C.stores D.homes

19.A.ignoring B.remembering C.spreading D.breaking

20.A.promise B.difference C.judgment D.comment

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The manager put up a notice to keep the staff ________of what to do this week．

A．inform　　　　　　　　 B．informing

C．informed　　　　　　 D．to inform

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The manager put up a notice to keep the staff ________of what to do this week．

A．inform　　 B．informing　　　　 C．informed　　 D．to inform

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— I really can't put up with what he said yesterday.

—______. He was just joking.

A. I am afraid not B. Not at all

C. Take your time　 D. Don't take it to heart

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听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What did the man put up on the wall yesterday?

A. The picture he drew on his vacation.

B. The picture he took.

C. The picture of him taken last year.

2.What kind of pictures does the man like?

A. The pictures prepared for cameras.

B. The daily life pictures.

C. The pictures taken by others.

3.How many cameras does the man have?

A. Twelve.　　 B. Ten.　　 C. Two.

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Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock（闹钟）. He tried to shave（刮脸）quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨）, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.

1.Harry had __________.

2.Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.

a. The man who read the electricity meter came.

b. Harry ironed his shirt.

c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.

d. There was a knock at the door.

e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.

3.Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

4.Harry was taken to the police station because __________.

5. His boss told him to go away and find another job because __________.

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Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock（闹钟）. He tried to shave（刮脸）quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨）, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.

1.Harry had __________.

2.Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.

a. The man who read the electricity meter came.

b. Harry ironed his shirt.

c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.

d. There was a knock at the door.

e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.

3.Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?

4.Harry was taken to the police station because __________.

5.His boss told him to go away and find another job because __________.

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Think about vitamin D when you’re catching up on summer rays. It’s sometimes called the “sunshine vitamin” because it’s produced in your skin in response to sunlight. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble (脂溶性的) vitamin in a family of compounds that includes vitamins D-1, D-2, and D-3. It can affect as many as 2,000 genes in the body.

Vitamin D has several important functions. Perhaps the most vital are regulating the absorption of calcium and phosphorous（磷）, and promoting normal immune system function. Getting enough vitamin D is important for normal growth and development of bones and teeth, as well as improving resistance against certain diseases.

In addition to its primary benefits, research suggests that vitamin D may also play a role in:

reducing your risk of multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化）, according to a 2006 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association

decreasing your chance of developing heart disease, according to 2008 findings published in Circulation

helping to reduce your possibility of developing the flu, according to 2010 research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

regulating mood and warding off depression

losing weight or preventing heart disease

How do you get it? Your body produces vitamin D naturally when it is directly exposed to sunlight. A little can go a long way. All you need is 10 minutes a day of midday, pre-sunscreen sun exposure,especially if you have fair skin. Besides getting vitamin D through sunlight, you can also get it through certain foods and supplements to ensure adequate levels of the vitamin in your blood.

1.Why is Vitamin D sometimes called “Sunshine Vitamin”?

A. Because it is produced in your skin reacting to sunlight.

B. Because it is named a fat-soluble vitamin.

C. Because it is produced with enough sunshine.

D. Because it is like sunshine in summer.

2.How can a person ensure enough Vitamin D in his/ her body?

A. He/ She could ask doctors for help.

B. He/ She should walk a long way in the sunlight.

C. He/ She should be exposed to sunlight for a long time.

D. He/ She should get it through sunlight, foods and supplements.

3.Which of the following is NOT the function of Vitamin D?

A. Preventing heart disease.

B. Helping the body grow normally.

C. Producing calcium and phosphorous.

D. Decreasing anxiety and nervousness.

4.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Vitamin D Family

B. Vitamin D, You Need It

C. Ways to get Vitamin D

D. A Good Medicine—Vitamin D

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Earlier this summer, Carol LeResche got the phone call she’d been waiting for. A tourist was picking zucchini (西葫芦) at Thorne Rider Park. “It’s exactly what we hoped would happen when we put in the food forest,” explained LeResche, the park’s food forest founder. In May, he received a $ 3,500 fund. The money was to help turn a former park into an edible (可食用的) landscape. It’s a place where all of the fruits, vegetables and nuts are free for the taking.

Unlike some parks with strict “no picking” policies, food forests are designed to provide colorful crops. People are encouraged to harvest them. “We think it’s important to put public food in public spaces,” she said. The desire to know more about where our food comes from is one of the reasons there is a real trend toward agriculture into neighborhoods and communities. There, people can participate in tours and classes or relax among the fruit trees. Food forests provide different kinds of fresh produce more than we can buy.

Food forests are based on a model valuing sustainable and mostly self-sufficient agricultural production. The food forest model requires less chemical fertilizer and less labor than traditional agriculture. An edible forest is designed to develop without pesticides or weeding.

Since the concept is relatively new, and it takes at least three years for fruit and nut trees and berry bushes to start producing meaningful amounts of fresh food, it’s hard to know whether food forests will have an impact on food deserts. Volunteer-driven projects can fall apart if the group loses interest. Lack of funding can also be problematic. Pests also are an often-cited concern.

After all and above all, LeResche explained, food forests are about a lot more than food. “We also want to provide a gathering space that is productive and beautiful where people can develop a relationship with each other and get connected.”

1.Compared with common food bought, what is special about the food in edible forests?

A. It tastes better.　　 B. It has more varieties.

C. It has funny appearances.　　 D. It’s produced free of fertilizer.

2.What is stressed in Paragraph 4?

A. Food forests may disappear soon.

B. Food forests have a long way to go.

C. Food forests waste lots of natural resources.

D. Food forests seem imaginary and impossible.

3.As for LeResche, what is the most important role of food forests?

A. A way to relax and entertain.　　 B. A way to solve food shortage.

C. A way to be thankful for nature.　　 D. A way to meet and make friends.

4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?

A. To call help.　　 B. To raise money.

C. To compare and argue.　　 D. To inform and introduce.

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A sea turtle named Herman, an octopus called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia all spent this summer at the Smithsonian’ s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. But unlike the zoo’s other residents, they are not real animals. These creatures are actually huge sculptures and they’re made entirely out of plastic trash from the ocean.

These giant artworks, along with 14 others, are part of a traveling exhibit called “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea”. The Washed Ashore project, led by artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi, works to raise awareness about the problem of plastic pollution in Earth’s oceans.

More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter the world’s oceans today. Most of the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. Rainwater, winds, and high tides bring the trash into the ocean or into rivers that lead to the ocean. Once it is under the waves, the plastic begins to break up into smaller and smaller pieces. It often collects in spots called garbage patches, which spread over large areas of the ocean.

Thousands of marine animals — including whales, sea turtles, and fish — die each year from eating or getting stuck in plastic bags and other items. Plastic pieces can also injure coral and kill sea grass.

Washed Ashore and other organizations are working to stop that from happening. Since 2010, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 3000 miles of beaches. They helped Pozzi create more than 60 sculptures of marine creatures that were harmed by plastic pollution.

The artworks on display at the National Zoo include a 20-foot-long coral reef, a 12-foot-long shark, and a 16-foot-long parrot fish. Each one is made from hundreds of pieces of trash like water bottles and sunglasses.

“These sculptures are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity on land and in the sea,” says Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo.

1.Why is Angela exhibiting her sculptured animal?

A.To prove her talent in sculpture.

B.To attract most visitors to the zoo.

C.To care about the plastic pollution in seas.

D.To teach the people the use of plastic.

2.What is stressed in Para. 3 according to the text?

A.Why plastic is difficult to break up.

B.What problems plastic litter causes.

C.Where plastic pieces go at last.

D.How garbage patches are formed.

3.What are Washed Ashore volunteers doing?

A.Collecting pollution trash from the beaches.

B.Turning trash from the ocean into art.

C.Raising 38,000 pounds for plastic pollution.

D.Surveying the data of plastic litter in oceans.

4.Which of the following best describe Dennis Kelly’s attitude to Pozzi’s sculpture?

A.Doubtful B.Supportive

C.Negative. D.Indifferent

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