A Californian man who was feeling sick almost...

A Californian man who was feeling sick almost died recently from a shocking cause.

26-year-old Luis Ortiz went to a hospital because of a headache and nausea(恶心). When doctors examined him, they were shocked to find a tapeworm lava(绦虫幼虫)in his brain. The story got stranger. The larva was still alive.

The creature had caused a cyst(囊肿)inside his head. The cyst was restricting the flow of liquids to different areas of his brain. The situation was so serious that doctors said they had to perform an emergency operation to remove the larva.

A doctor who operated on Ortiz told him he had only 30 minutes to live. When the doctor pulled the worm out of his head, it was still moving.

Luis Ortiz was a student at California State University in Sacramento. He began experiencing headaches in late August. But Ortiz said he did not think the headaches were serious.

In September, he visited a friend and his parents in another city. That is when the pain got worse. His mother saw Ortiz throwing up and took him to a hospital emergency room

The doctors saved Ortu’s life. However, the surgery also affected him. Ortir had to drop out of school and move i back home. For now, he is not permitted to work or drive a vehicle.

The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U. S. has about 1,000 reported cases of tapeworms each year. The CDC adds that tapeworms are more common in developing countries with poor public health systems.

The best way to avoid a tapeworm infection(感染)is to wash fruits and vegetables. Also, make sure meat is cooked thoroughly. The CDC suggests cooking all meat to an internal temperature of at least 63 degrees Celsius.

1.What caused Luis Ortiz to feel sick and headaches?

A. Dirty food eaten in August　　 B. Travelling for a long way

C. A living creature in his brain　　 D. Uncooked meal eaten by him

2.If the doctors didn’t have an emergency operation on him, Luis Ortiz was likely to ______.

A. die of cancer　　 B. live for only half an hour

C. finish studying in school　　 D. pass the driving test

3.How should people avoid infecting tapeworms?

A. By washing fruits and vegetables

B. By boiling plates and bowls before meals

C. By cooking meat to at least 63oC outside

D. By improving the development of economy

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Long ago, operation usually had to be done while the sick man could feel everything. The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best to save him. He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off, and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched.

Soon after 1770, Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”. Laughing gas became known in America. Young men and women went to parties to try it. Most of them spent their time laughing, but one man at a party, Horace Wells, noticed that people didn’t seem to feel pain when they were using this gas. He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．

Wells took some of the gas, and his friend pulled out one of Wells’ teeth. Wells felt no pain at all.

As he didn’t know enough about laughing gas, he gave a man less gas than he should have. The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out.

Wells tried again, but this time he gave too much of the gas, and the man died. Wells never forgot this terrible event.

1.Long ago，when the sick man was operated on, he _________．

2.Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to _________．

3.If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on, he _________．

4.One who took too much of the laughing gas _________．

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Some years ago, a 28­year­old Californian wife and mother of three children died from drinking too much water. Her body was found in her home shortly after she took part in a water­drinking contest that was held by a local radio show. Called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii”， the contest organizers promised a free Wii video game machine to those who drank the most water without going to the bathroom. The woman who died drank about 2 gallons of water during the contest. When she and other participants complained of discomfort and showed signs of pains, they were laughed at by the organizers.

This tragic news story shows the importance of understanding why drinking too much water can be dangerous to your health.

Consuming more water than you need can increase your total blood volume (容量). And since your blood volume exists within a closed system, increasing your blood volume puts unnecessary stress on your heart and blood vessels (血管). Your kidneys (肾) must work overtime to get rid of extra water out of your system. Your kidneys are not a pair of pipes. Flushing more water through your kidneys doesn't necessarily help it become cleaner. Rather, your kidneys can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time. And drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of kidney damage.

Putting unnecessary stress on your system and your kidneys by consuming unnecessary water is an unnoticeable process. For the average person, it is usually impossible to know that this stress exists, as there are usually no obvious symptoms on a moment­to­moment basis. But make no mistake about it: this stress is real and can hurt your health over the long term.

1.Why is the Californian woman mentioned?

A. To lead to the topic of the text.

B. To tell us a tragic news story about a mother.

C. To tell us it can be dangerous to take part in contests.

D. To tell us how much water we can drink at most one time.

2.When the participants showed signs of pains, the organizers ________.

A. became very concerned

B. were laughed at by others

C. tried to reduce their pains

D. didn't pay much attention to them

3.What's the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. How water is consumed in our body.

B. The importance of water to our health.

C. Why drinking too much water is dangerous.

D. The function of kidneys in consuming water.。

4.The stress caused by consuming unnecessary water ________.

A. isn't that dangerous

B. can never be found out

C. is really harmful in the long run

D. leads to some obvious symptoms

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I had a perfect life. No one died; no one was sick; we were all happy and loving life.

Then I discovered my grandfather had cancer. No matter how much I told myself he could live, and that he might not die, somehow I still felt as if it was a death sentence. He was so young, only 63.

He fought so hard. Whenever I feel my own life taking a turn for the worse, as if things will never get better, I remember how many years he lived fighting such a scary and difficult disease.

He died with a huge party going on around him, with all his friends and family. They ate and I honestly didn’t know how to cope. I never cried alone. I had the compassion (同情) of my friends and the support of my family and teachers. I just remembered my grandfather’s wish that we should celebrate his life.

That’s how we came up with the idea for Hives for Lives----a business my sister and I started where all the profits go to the American Cancer Society (ACS). We sell honey, honeycomb, beeswax candles and lip balm, which all come from our beehives in Virginia. It started out small, 2 years ago, with just an idea. During our first year we donated more than $2,000 to the ACS. The next year a man who belonged to my grandparents’ bee club willed his honey to us, and our little business grew.

We sold at craft fairs, wine festivals, schools, and to anyone else who would buy! We had my uncle sell in California and my grandmother sell in Chicago. We have sold honey in 13 states---even in Puerto Rico.

This year we donated more than $10,000 to the ACS and we’re hoping to do more next year. Hopefully our business will help find a cure or just improve the life of someone with cancer.

I feel like Hives for Lives is a way to honor my grandfather. Honor his love, his life and his strength.

With Hives for Lives reminding me of my grandfather every day, I feel as if I can move on in life, that he will always be alive in my heart and memories. It made me capable of coping with his death, because I felt like I had truly honored his wish of celebrating his life.

I have made his spirit everlasting through the business and I honor him every day. He always taught me to make the best of things. Well, grandpa, that’s what I’m doing, for you.

I hope he is smiling from heaven.

1. Reading the first two paragraphs, we know _________.

A. the grandfather was sentenced to death

B. cancer always attacks old people

C. the sad news was quite beyond the author’s expectation

D. the author was sorry that their life was not perfect any more

2. When the author feels down in life, ________ will give him strength to overcome difficulties.

A. his grandfather’s encouraging words

B. his grandfather’s fighting against cancer

C. his grandfather’s wish before dying

D. his grandfather’s pitiful fate

3. When the grandfather died, __________.

A. all felt relieved that he would never suffer any more

B. his family and friends honored him more than ever

C. the author was at a loss what to do for a time

D. the author didn’t cry following his wish

4. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. The profits they make are all donated to the ACS.

B. They struggle to develop their business without any help.

C. They have helped find a cure for those with cancer.

D. All their relatives joined in their activity.

5. What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A. To show us how he runs his business to help others.

B. To tell us his way to deal with sadness.

C. To tell us the importance of self-control in the face of sadness.

D. To tell us to learn from his grandfather.

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Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie’s feet, when Father cleared his throat and began, “You’ll soon be eight, Bertie. A boy needs a proper education. We’ve found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England. ”

His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. “But the lion,” he cried, “What about the lion?”

“I’m afraid there’s something else I have to tell you, ” his father said. Looking across at Bertie’s mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days.

“No! You can’t send him to a circus!” said Bertie. “People will come to see him. He’ll be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He’d rather die. Any animal would! ” But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.

Bertie felt completely betrayed (出卖). He waited until he heard his father’s deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept (蹑手蹑脚地移动) downstairs, took down his father’s rifle (步枪) and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion’s neck. The time had come.

“Be wild now”, he whispered. “You’ve got to be wild. Don’t ever come home. All my life I’ll think of you. I promise I will. ” He buried his head in the lion’s neck. Then, Bertie climbed down the hill and walked away.

When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones. Nothing worked.

There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the lion’s head.

1.Bertie’s mother was sad probably because she _____.

A.had been seriously ill recently

B.had decided to send Bertie to school

C.knew Bertie would hate to go to England

D.knew selling the lion would upset Bertie

2.The underlined word “they” in Para. 4 probably refers to _____.

A.other animals B.some audience C.Bertie’s parents D.circus owners

3.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to _____.

A.threaten the lion back to the wild B.kill the lion out of fear

C.protect himself from the lion D.show his anger towards his father

4.The passage intends to show that _____.

A.animal-hunting is popular in Africa

B.parents are sometimes cruel to their children

C.people and animals can be faithful to each other

D.animals usually lead a miserable life in circuses

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A recent trend(趋势) in Californian restaurants shows new eating habits among those people out to have an interesting dining experience. Appetizers(开胃品)seem to be the name of the games as diners turn away from the more traditional three-course meal in favor of smaller snacks served in various types of restaurants, bars and cafes. In this way, in the course of an evening out, you might go to a restaurant for a tasty dish to eat at one end of town, to a bar with some live music at the other end, then for a coffee, and finally back to the restaurant for a further appetizer.

Reasons for this trend are the fact that so many different types of restaurants have been set up recently, each with their own particular type of food and special atmosphere, together with the increased specialty in the type of snacks being offered. Gone are the cheese sticks of the old days, when appetizers were not really taken seriously. Some favorite snacks of the moment are slices of hot pizza, creamy fish-based dishes and crispy cakes and so on.

Prices for appetizers are not equal to a full meal; however, their new popularity has meant that they are by no means as cheap as they used to be. Certainly, for that special occasion, a meal in a nice restaurant, complete with the piano performance, is hard to beat. However, if we see this trend for “butterfly eating”---moving around several different places in one evening continues, then all the traditional style restaurants may well have to provide their own appetizer bars as well!

1. How are the eating habits of the Californians changing?

A. People are dining out less.

B. Californian restaurants are becoming less popular.

C. Most people eat less than they used to.

D. A full restaurant meal is less popular.

2. All the places that serve appetizers_ .

A. have much the same menu

B. have their own particular characteristics

C. have a bar with live music

D. are located at the end of the town

3.  If you go out for an evening of appetizers, you are likely to _________.

A. need a car or take a bus or other transport

B. be bored with some kinds of snacks

C. spend more time for a full meal than you would

D. eat too much meat

4. Appetizers used to be seen as ________.

A. relatively important   B. a full meal

C. a cheap meal               D. an expensive meal

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There was once a guy who suffered from cancer, a cancer that can’t be cured. One day he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out. He passed a CD store and looked through the front door for a second. He saw a beautiful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in, not looking at anything else but her. He walked closer and closer until he was finally at the front desk where she sat.

She looked up and asked, “Can I help you?” She smiled and he thought it was the most beautiful smile he had ever seen before. He said, “UH…Yeah…Umm… I would like to buy a CD.” He picked one out and gave her money for it. “Would you like me to pack it for you?” she asked, smiling her cute smile again. He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the packed CD and gave it to him.

From then on, he went to that store every day and bought a CD. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. His mother found out about this and encouraged him. So the next day, he took all his courage and left his phone number on the desk before he ran out.

Several weeks later the phone rang, and the mother picked it up. It was the girl!!! The mother started to cry and said, “You don’t know? He passed away yesterday…” Later that day, the mother went into the boy’s room and opened the closet. Inside were piles and piles of unopened CDs. She picked one up and opened it. Out fell a piece of paper, saying: “Do you want to go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.” The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD… Again, there was a piece of paper with the same words.

1.Why did the girl offer to pick the CD for the boy every time?

A. Because it was required by the boy.

B. Because the shop owner told her to do so.

C. Because she felt sympathy for the dying boy.

D. Because she wanted to leave a note for the boy.

2.Which of the following can be used to describe the girl?

A. Energetic and polite.

B. Shy and curious.

C. Cute and brave.

D. Warm-hearted and responsible.

3. When the girl asked “Can I help you?”, the boy felt ________ .

A. discouraged 　　　　 B. nervous

C. stupid　　　　　　　　　 D. embarrassed

4.What could be the best title for the text?

A. Speak out loveB. Unconditional love

C. Buy a CD every day　　 D. The greatest mother

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Today, many people are starving to death. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people conducted an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did.

During the first five days he was hungry at his  1  mealtime, but after he had drunk a glass of water, his hunger went away. In the morning, when he ate his one meal, he ate quickly and had a   2   amount. During the next few days,3he was not hungry during the day, he quickly 4  every food stall (a table on which food is put to be sold), and the smell of food caught his    5 . During the third and the fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and    6    physical strength. He  7     his one meal and ate it slowly, enjoying every bite.    8   it, he knew he would have hardly enough energy to work.

This 9   changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not just a pastime. It also  10 him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who threw   11  leftover food. He realized the importance of   12   for the very hungry person. He could no longer easily    13 by a hungry beggar on the street. But most   14, he could now sympathize(同情) in a   15 way with the hungry people of the world.

1．A．after　　     B．formal　　　   C．regular　　   D．frequent

2．A．large　　     B．small　　　    C．ordinary　　    D．common

3．A．if　　      B．when　　　　  C．as if　　　   D．although

4．A．recognized　B．noticed　　      C. glanced　　    D．digested

5．A．eyes　　      B．imagination　     C．attention　 　 D．interest

6．A．needed　      B．lacked           C．required　　    D．wanted

7．A．looked forward to　　 　　B．devoted himself to

C．looked down upon　　 　  D．took pride in

8．A．With　　      B．Without　　   C．Rather than 　 D．Except for

9．A．action　      B．movement　　C．experiment　    D．performance

10．A．gained　      B．gave　　　　 C．took　　　   D．left

11．A．in　　      B．up　　　　 C．away　　　  D．about

12．A．food　　      B．meals　　　   C．money　　  D．work

13．A．come　　      B．pass　　　　C．stand　　 　D．stop

14．A．fortunately　 B．seriously　　   C．necessary　　  D．important

15．A．great　　     B．big　　　　   C．small　　 　D．similar

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There were times it was only schoolchildren who felt sick before they got their grades. But now teachers in Germany are scared, too, as they are being graded by their students.

Many teachers are opposed to it. They don’t mind being evaluated(评价). But they are upset because the results are then being posted on the Internet and accessible to millions of Internet users. On the website www.spickmich.deduring the past four months students have posted evaluation of 100,000 teachers.

The teachers are graded on categories such as “motivated”, “good instruction”, “easy examinations”, or even “sexy”. Many teachers think that their privacy has been violated.

The creators of the website say that the students are only being offered the chance to provide teachers with some feedback about their classroom instruction. Bernd Dicks, who founded the website with three friends, says that the students are largely quite satisfied with their teachers. On a grading scale of one to six, the teachers’ average grade is 2.7 and it has been improving lately. He often says the impression is that students are bullying（威吓） their teachers. But there is also bullying of the students by teachers.

“Teachers must also learn to live with criticism,” he added. But still, the website is not totally immune from manipulation(操纵), as one teacher near the northern city of Hanover recently proved. He registered himself on the website as a student and then rated his own teaching colleagues highly. Within a few days, seven of his colleagues were listed in the top 10 ranking of Germany’s best teachers.

1.Many teachers are opposed to the website because_____.

A．their privacy has been violated             B．they are afraid of being assessed

C．their evaluations are unfair                D．the results are not satisfying

2.We can infer that the founder of the website intended to _____.

A．get the students to know their teachers better

B．conduct a survey on teachers’ performance

C．help the teachers to improve their teaching

D．change the teachers’ ways of giving instructions

3.From what the teacher in Hanover did, we can infer _____.

A．he intended to help his colleague

B．there was some disadvantage of the website

C．his colleagues were more popular than him

D．he wanted to know how he was evaluated

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There is a man who is dying to find the way to success, but he doesn’t have an idea how to do it. One day, he meets a guru, a religious teacher, on the road. The man asks the guru, “Which way is to success?” The gum doesn’t speak, but points to a place off in the distance.

The man, thrilled by the prospect of quick and easy success, rushes off in that direction. Along the way, he is occupied in inking up something special but there is nothing. Suddenly there comes a loud splat（溅泼声）. Eventually, the man limps back in rags, assuming he must have misinterpreted the message. Therefore, he returns to the guru for a reason. He repeats his question to the gum, who again points silently in the same direction.

The man was obedient to walk off once more. This time the splat is deafening, and when the man crawls back, he is bloody, broken and angry, “I asked you which way was to success,” he screams at the guru,” I followed the direction you pointed to. And all I got was being knocked down! No more of this pointing! Tell me why? Talk!”

Only then does the guru speak, and what he says is that “Success is that way. Just a little past the splat.”

1.Why does the man fail once more?

A. He is so stupid that he cannot find it.

B. The way to success does not exist in life.

C. The guru gave the wrong direction to him.

D. He does not make sense of the guru’s words.

2.What does the underlined word ‘‘obedient” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Submitted.　　 B. Pleasing.

C. Disappointed.　　 D. Unwilling.

3.What does the guru think of how to succeed?

A. Getting the help from others.　　 B. Achieving it all on your own.

C. Keeping on going after some failures.　　 D. Just facing up to many difficulties.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. Believe in yourself.　　 B. Don’t give up too soon.

C. Listen to the wisdom’s suggestion.　　 D. Introduce the guru’s wisdom.

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