Probably many of you know the idiom “an eye f...

Probably many of you know the idiom “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth”. But do you believe a tooth for an eye? That’s something a little bit different.

This strange exchange is neither a form of retribution(报应) nor an unexpected gift from the Tooth Fairy --- it’s actually a very generous gift from a young Irishman, Robert McNichol, 23, to his formerly blind father, 57-year-old Bob McNichol.

In 2005, Bob McNichol’s sight was destroyed in an accident when his eyes were doused(溅在……上面)with liquid aluminum(铝). Doctors predicted that he would never be able to see again.

But McNichol never liked to take no for an answer: when he heard about a unique operation called Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis, he knew he had to give it a shot, even though the success rate was a mere 65 percent.

In the technique, the eye socket(眼窝) is rebuilt and implanted(植入) with a human tooth and part of the jawbone, to provide support for an artificial cornea(角膜). Luckily for McNichol, Robert was willing to sacrifice one of his teeth to help his father regain his sight.

The technique isn’t simple: McNichol’s first stint on the operating table lasted ten hours, with a five hour follow-up session at a later date. But thanks to his son’s gift, he’s already seeing astonishing results.

“Now I have enough sight for me to get around and I can watch television. I have come out from complete darkness.” he told his friends.

1.Bob McNichol lost his sight ____ .

2.The underlined phrase “give it a shot” (in Paragraph 4) probably means “____”.

3.The tooth Bobert donated to his father is used to ____ .

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

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How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts(偷窃)? Around the holidays, many families don’t consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffering holiday thefts. With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations. Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home.

● Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailperson to hold your mail until you return. Nothing says “Hey, we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway.

● Set several different lights in your house on random timers (随机定时器)。Don’t leave your outdoor lights on all the time. Instead, put your outside lights on timers to be on during the nights.  If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off.

● If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with a friend, rather than having someone come into your house every day to take care of them. When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home.

● Close all your curtains when you leave town. This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house. If they don’t know what there is to take, then the risk is even greater for them to break in.

● This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe while you are on holiday. Nothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system.

1.. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. to tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays

B. to let the outdoor lights on all the time

C. to tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday

D. to tell you to have your neighbor go to your house to take care of your pet.

2..If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house should________.

A. be lit in an irregular way              B. be kept on all the night

C. be replaced by random timers          D be turned on only once one day

3..To make your home is well protected, what does the writer advise you to do?

A. Have all the curtains closed            B. Stop your mail service at once

C. Turn to your close neighbors or friends   D. Equip your home with security system

4.. Most of the tips mentioned in the text seem to ______.

A. be very popular with families             B. have no effect on preventing thefts

C. give a false impression on thefts.        D. be a little hard to be brought into effect.

5..The underlined word “deter ”probably means “___________ ”.

A. discover         B. discourage       C. surprise         D. attract

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Relation between the United States and Columbia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama. By the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, many Americans felt that an easier and faster way was needed to get ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Some people in the United States first believed that a canal across Nicaragua was the answer. However, President Theodore Roosevelt decided that a canal through Panama would be a better choice.

In order to build the canal , the United States had to negotiate （谈判） a treaty with Columbia , which at that time controlled Panama . Roosevelt offered Columbia $ 10 million plus $ 250,000 a year for 99 years for a six-mile-wide strip of land across Panama. Columbia rejected the United States’ offer. This ranged President Roosevelt, and negotiations with Columbia ended.

In 1903, a revolution broke out in Panama. The United States ships were sent by President Roosevelt to protect the Panamanian revolutionaries from Columbian forces. The revolution succeeded, and Panama declared its independence from Columbia. The United States then negotiated with the newly formed government. A treaty was signed, and the United States began building the canal.

As a result of the incident, Columbia and the United States remained on bad terms for many years. Not until 1921, when the United States agreed to pay Columbia some compensation (赔偿) for its territory, did relations between the two countries improve.

1.According to the passage, the United States and Columbia were on bad terms because the United States had ________.

A. at first wished to build a canal through Nicaragua

B. promised to pay Columbia $ 10 million for Panama

C. wished to build a canal through Panama

D. supported Panamanian revolutionaries in their fight for independence from Columbia.

2. From the information in the passage, it can be concluded that the United States ______.

A. wanted to build a canal because it was considered starting a war

B. felt that building a canal through Panama was worth the risk of ruining relations with Columbia

C. believed that a canal through Nicaragua would be profitable

D. had lost the Spanish-American War

3.It can be inferred from the passage that an important reason for the decision of the United States to build a canal was to _______.

A. develop trade relations with Europe

B. improve relations with South American countries

C. prevent European ships from reaching the Pacific Ocean

D. reduce travel time for its ships in case of war

4.The passage mainly gives us________.

A. advice　　　　　 B. information

C. humor　　　　　　 D. News

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You probably know who Marie Curie was,but you may not have Heard of Rachel Carson.Of the outstanding ladies listed below,who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams(1860 -1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank.Addams helped the poor and worked for peace.She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need.In 1931,Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson (1907 -1964)

If it weren't for Rachel Carson,the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930 - present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School,in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.She became an Arizona state senator (参议员)and,in 1981,the first woman to join the U.S.Supreme Court.O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court. Rosa Parks (1913 -2005)

On December 1,1955,in Montgomery,Alabama,Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.Her simple act landed Parks in prison.But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.It lasted for more than a year,and kicked off the civil- rights movement." The only tired I was,was tired of giving in," said Parks.

1.What is Jane Addams noted for in history?

A. Her social work.

B. Her teaching skills.

C. Her efforts to win a prize.

D. Her community background.

2.What was the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?

A. Her lack of proper training in law.

B. Her little work experience in court.

C. The discrimination against women.

D. The poor financial conditions.

3.Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?

A. Jane Addams.

B. Rachel Carson.

C. Sandra Day O’Connor.

D. Rosa Parks.

4.What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?

A. They are highly educated.

B. They are truly creative.

C. They are pioneers.

D. They are peace-lovers.

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You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams (l 860-1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson (l 907-1964)

If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor (1930-present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator (参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks (1913-2005)

On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.

1.What is Jane Addams noted for in history?

A. Her social work.

B. Her teaching skills.

C. Her efforts to win a prize.

D. Her community background.

2.What was the reason for O’Connor’s being rejected by the law firm?

A. Her lack of proper training in law.

B. Her little work experience in court.

C. The discrimination against women.

D. The poor financial conditions.

3.Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?

A. Jane Addams.　　 B. Rachel Carson.

C. Sandra Day O’Connor.　　 D. Rosa Park.

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Are you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, you probably know that your house and possessions are increasingly in danger of suffering from great rise in the cases of burglary(夜盗;抢劫) and attack.

Figures show an ever-increasing crime rate, but it is only too easy to imagine "It will never happen to me"．Unfortunately, statistics show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim.

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You must remember that owning a burglar alarm is no indication(暗示) that your house is packed with valuable possessions．It quite simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house they will not break into easily, so they carry on to an unprotected house where their job is made a lot easier.

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1.Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that ___________.

2.It seems that people who live in cities are ____________.

3.The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _________.

4.In order to find out more information about this alarm system one can _______.

5.The underlined word "Figures" in the second paragraph can be replaced by “__________”．

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For World Heritage(遗产) Sites, you probably think of places connected with ancient art and culture, and historical buildings. But there are a few of the more unusual sites.

.Citadel of Haiti.

These monuments were built at the end of the nineteenth century when Haiti became independent and the many thousands of black slaves in Haiti were free for the first time. These ex-slaves built the monuments, which The World Heritage List (WHL) describes as a true symbol of liberty.

.The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India.

This railway was opened in 1881 and is still operating today. It crosses a difficult area of mountain landscape and it is a great example of railway engineering. The WHL says that it is the first and still the most outstanding example of a hill passenger railway.

.Borders of France and Spain.

This is an area of great natural beauty and the mountains have many interesting geological shapes. Besides, people there still use a type of agriculture that used to be common in mountainous areas of Europe but has almost completely disappeared in modern times. The WHL says it shows us about past European society through its landscape of villages, fields and mountain roads.

.Alto Douro, Portugal.

This is an area in the North of Portugal where wine has been produced for thousands of years. Nowadays it is world-famous for the port wine that is produced there. The WHL says that this long tradition of wine making has produced a cultural landscape of outstanding beauty that reflects its technological, social and economic development little by little.

1.In the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India, you can __________________.

A. experience the mountain railway　　 B. enjoy the natural mountain beauty

C. explore the railway engineering　　 D. learn the history of the railway

2.Which of the following is in honor of freedom?

A. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India　　 B. Borders of France and Spain

C. Citadel of Haiti　　 D. Alto Douro, Portugal

3.If you want to learn something about ancient farming, you should go to ___________.

A. Alto Douro, Portugal　　 B. Borders of France and Spain

C. Citadel of Haiti　　 D. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India

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Visit the grocery store on an empty stomach, and you will probably come home with a few things you had not planned to buy. But hunger is not the only culprit behind such purchases. The location of store displays also influences our shopping and may make or break some healthy eating habits.

The checkout area is a particular hotspot for junk food. Studies have found that the products most commonly found there are sugary and salty snacks-and a few studies have suggested that simply swapping in healthier options can shift customer behavior. A 2012 study in the Netherlands found that hospital workers were more likely to give up junk food for healthy snacks when the latter were more readily available on canteen shelves, for example, In 2014 Norwegain and Icelandic researcher likewise found that replacing unhealthy items with healthy ones in the checkout area significantly increased last-minutes sales of healthier foods.

These findings caught the attention of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which has been working with more than 1,000 store owners to encourage them to stock and promote consumption,” says Tamar Adjoian, a research scientist at the department. “Making healthy food more convenient or appealing can lead to increased sales of those products.”

Adjoian and her colleagues wondered if such findings would apply to their city’s dense urban checkout areas, so they recruited three Bronx supermarkets for their own study. They gave one checkout line in each store a healthy makeover, replacing candy, cookies and other processed snacks with fruit , nuts and similar items containing 200 or fewer calories per serving. Then they recorded purchases over six three-hour periods in each store for two weeks.

Of the more than 2,100 shoppers they observed, just 4 precent bought anything from the checkout area. Among those who did, however, customers in the healthy lines purchased nutritious items more than twice as often as those in the standard lines –and they bought unhealthy items 40 percent less often. The findings were reported in September in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

The potential impact may seem small, but Adjoian believes that converting more checkout lines would open customers’ eyes to nutritious, lower-calories foods. Health department officials are now exploring ways to expand healthy options at checkout areas throughout New York City.

1.The word “ culprit” in Para. 1 is closest in meaning to _____in the passage.

A.something to blame B.something related to culture

C.something that results D.something concealed

2.The findings of the 2012 study and the 2014 study proved that _____.

A.shops put great emphasis on increase in last-minute sales of food.

B.healthier options were rarely seen in company canteens or in supermarket.

C.customers’ shopping behavior could be changed by what is easily available.

D.sugary and salty snacks were among the most common items in checkout areas.

3.Why does the writer say “ the potential impact may seem small” in the last paragraph?

A.Only a little attention has been drawn to Adjoian’s research

B.Only several healthy items are displayed and then purchased.

C.Only three Bronx supermarkets have been involved in the study.

D.Only a small proportion of shoppers buy things from checkout areas.

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A.Behavior that Matters B.Healthy See, Healthy Do

C.Changing Checkout Areas D.Shoppers and Their Needs

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You can think of many cases________Chinese students obviously know a lot of English words and expressions but can’t express themselves freely.

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The rich only ______themselves in making money and had no eye for the needs of workers.

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