As a child， Obaida Omar fled the enemy's inva...

As a child， Obaida Omar fled the enemy's invasion of her native Afghanistan， walking for weeks through the mountains．

"During the day we had to hide in the villages because of the bombing，" said Omar， now a mother of three and Islamic Center of Rochester board member． "I walked on dead bodies． And up till today， it still troubles me a lot when I think back．"

Omar， who moved to the U．S． around 13， provided first﹣hand experience last Saturday of what it means to be a child displaced by war as the keynote speaker at the "Dinner for Peace，" hosted by the Student Association for the Development of Arab Cultural Awareness．

About 250 guests attended the dinner， the proceeds of which will go to education for children affected by the Middle Eastern refugee crisis．

"Children did not create this conflict， but they are its greatest victims，" said Alanoud Alzaid，the group's president， who gave the opening address at the dinner．

Junior Deema Abdo， co﹣founder of the non﹣profit Education for a Peaceful Middle East， helped explain the impact this dinner would have in the context of the Syrian refugee crisis．

"Tonight we have raised roughly ﹩3，000 in profit， which means over 1，000 children can get the education they deserve，" she said． "Without you， tonight would not have been possible．"

The Yellow Jackets kicked the night off with a selection of lively songs， designed to entertain their audience．

The Sihir belly dancing group﹣an Arabic dance also performed， with pride and authority in their costumes of shining gold and bright coral colors．

"We've been planning this for two months now． It feels wonderful to see such an amazing turnout，" said Alzaid． "It reminds me that there is still humanity in each and every one of us．"

On the whole， the dinner was a success． The audience was also full of praise．

"It's putting faces to the things we always hear about，" sophomore Gabby Stillman said． "It brings back that human element and makes you remember that we're all the same．"

1.What still makes Omar afraid till now？

A.Sheltering from enemy's bombing．

B.Having a hard life with three kids．

C.Fleeing for safety over dead bodies．

D.Walking in mountains in her childhood．

2.What does the underlined word "proceeds" in paragraph 4 refer to？

A.Obtained money．

B.Donated equipment．

C.Supported action．

D.Conserved energy．

3.What can we learn from the passage？

A.The outcome of the party is no better than expected．

B.The costumes of the performers help to convey Arab cultural awareness．

C.The move contributes to restoring public confidence in the US economy．

D.The children from Middle East and those in America receive the same help．

4.What is the main idea of the text？

A.Night witnesses generosity and humanity among the US guests．

B.Students make joint efforts to help set up a peaceful Middle East．

C.Dinner raises money for children displaced by Middle East Conflict．

D.Children receive voluntary donations from many American charities．

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E

Every child is unique and has interests and wants that are specific to him or her. As parents of many children, it takes a lot of effort to identify the special qualities of each child and use them to be an effective influence in their young lives. What’s more , parents need to work to guide each child into their place in the family and make sure that the child is content and able to grow as a person.

Establishing  tasks in the home for each child helps  begin to lay  relational boundaries  in place. Each child should have an area  that becomes his or hers to maintain. Household chores (家务活 ) fall into this category. However, an order for answering the phone or doorbell can also be a task.  Reward each accomplished task in small ways like a compliment ( 赞扬). Money is not as  effective as personal attention.

Don’t buy a gift or treat for one without including the others. Even on birthdays give every child a small gift that they can enjoy opening while the birthday child opens his or her pile of gifts or larger gift. It’s not a really pricey thing. Our children never felt left out at the other child’s birthday or special occasion.

When buying clothes or other necessities, it can often be too much of a budget strain ( 紧张) to buy everything for all at once.  Make sure every child understands that their turn will come. If you buy back to school clothes, be certain to have each one a new outfit to wear by the first day of school.  Start early so each child can receive  parental attention before heading out.

Don’t fall into the trap of bragging ( 夸耀) on A’s by a smart or overachieving child and ignoring the C’s of a average child. Encourage them to do their best and brag on their best , not the letter grade received.

72. The passage is intended for________.

A. the only child in a family           B. the children who have sisters or brothers

C. the parents with more than one child   D. the parents with only one child

73.According to the passage, if a child does a good job at home, parents should__________

A. buy him /her a gift as soon as possible    B. try to take good care of him /her

C. give him /her some money as a reward    D. give him /her praise

74. On birthdays the author would like to_____.

A. give each child a small gift           B. give the birthday child a gift only

C. give all children gifts except the birthday child

D. give the birthday child smaller gifts than others

75. What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the passage?

A. Children should learn to do housework.

B. Be fair while making each child feel special.

C. Parents should encourage their children as much as possible.

D. Parents should buy their children new clothes before the first day of school.

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The process of curing a disease is like a war ___different soldiers fight against an enemy.

A. as     B. when       C. where          D. while

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_____ all his followers dead, the captain was taken by his enemy．

A．For B．As C．Because of D．With

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_____ all his followers dead, the captain was taken by his enemy．

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(2013·山西太原部分中学高三统一检测)She looked after the orphan ________ he were her own child.

A．as if     B．even though

C．now that　     D．in case

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A mother recognizes the feel of her child’s skin when blindfolded. _________, she can instantly identify her baby’s cry.

A. Similarly　　 B. Meanwhile

C. Nevertheless　　 D. Accordingly

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As a result of careless washing, the jacket ________ to a child’s size.

A. corresponded    B. decreased

C. dropped　　　     D. shrank

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Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others，　　　　 ，of course，made the others jealous．

A．who　　　             B．that　　　　         C．which　　　　         D．what

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Native woodlands can resist the spread of invasive species by blocking daylight reaching the forest floor, researchers have suggested.

The team, consisting of researchers from US universities, decided to focus its attention on common buckthorn(沙棘), which is all invasive species in North America. It out-competes native plants and degrades soils and forests, doing harm to humans and other wildlife. In order to create environments that resist invasion by buckthorn, and thus avoid those costs, it was necessary to understand which forest characteristics offered the greatest influence on the success or failure of buckthorn plants becoming established.

In their experiment, the team grew buckthorn under a variety of different levels of shade and measured the light available to the buckthorn. These included one made up from deciduous species, such as birch, another from evergreen species, such as pine, and another from a mixture of both species.

Dr. Schuster observed: “Results showed that forests that are able to block out 96% of incoming light in the spring or autumn can successfully resist buckthorn invasion.” He added that, in general, evergreen species were much more capable of creating this level of shade compared with deciduous species.

“We anticipated that buckthorn would fail in areas with extremely low light levels, since having some light is necessary for most plants to live,” he said. Yet the team were surprised by how much the buckthorn depended upon light availability in spring or autumn.

He added that if forest managers were seeking to improve the long-term resistance of their forests to buckthorn invasions, then it might be necessary to introduce species that helped reduce the amount of light reaching the forest floor, such as evergreens.

But this approach was not risk-free, warned Dr. Schuster. He added: “If we change forests to get rid of buckthorn, we may push out some desirable native species at the same time. So, the question becomes whether we can select plant communities both to have the species we want and to produce ample shade in spring and autumn to keep buckthorn out.”

1.This experiment was carried out to study ________.

A.why soil conditions matter to plants B.how to help native plants grow better and faster

C.the impact invasive species have on humans D.the factors influencing the growth of buckthorn

2.What kinds of trees were chosen for the experiment?

A.Trees providing different amounts of shade. B.Trees growing and declining at different rates.

C.Trees of different heights. D.Trees of different origins.

3.What does Dr. Schuster imply in the last paragraph?

A.We must get rid of buckthorn whatever the cost.

B.Keeping native species ought to be the top priority.

C.We should be careful about selecting species of plants.

D.Communities need to work together to fight the alien plants.

4.You may likely find this article in a ________.

A.psychological and behavioural paper B.travel guide

C.nature and environment journal D.fashion magazine

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