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What do photography and foster (收养的) care have in common? Apparently a lot. Jennifer Loomis, an experienced local photographer, and her husband were a childless couple, so they were considering ____________ a kid. As part of their _____________， they went online and visited sites containing _____________ of children up for adoption. ____________， the photos didn't really express the children.
To Loomis' artful eye, they ____________ to let people know who the children truly were. Loomis then contacted Northwest Adoption Exchange and ____________ a free photo shoot (专业摄影) to help ____________ children show better pictures of them to adoptive parents. The _____________ readily agreed.
One child who _____________ the photo shoot was Deon, a lonely child who had bounced around the foster system. With Loomis' great ______________， a new and more handsome Deon was photographed. And this had a(n) ______________ effect! Soon prospective parents Joanna Church and Sean Vaillancourt saw Deon's new photo on the website and were attracted by the boy with bright, happy eyes (They had previously seen his old photo, but got no ____________ impression of him). Contact was made, and he was _____________ their home.
Now Church and Vaillancourt have become Deon's parents. The ____________ was a godsend (天赐之物) to Deon. He had been in and out of various foster homes since the age of 5, and was losing ____________. At age 18, children no longer qualify for foster care and must begin to ____________ themselves. This is a bitter reality for a child at age 16, ____________ one who has never really found _____________ from a home.
Deon is now paired with a loving family simply ____________ Jennifer Loomis took a better photo of him. She has completely changed Deon's ____________ and that of his adoptive parents.
“When you give someone a chance，” Deon said, “you are basically saving a life.”
1.A.photographing B．interviewing C．adopting D．sponsoring
2.A.study B．treatment C．search D．design
3.A.images B．plans C．stories D．ideas
4.A.However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise
5.A.managed B．failed C．decided D．tried
6.A.required B．accepted C．offered D．allowed
7.A.curious B．lonely C．happy D．willing
8.A.team B．couple C．government D．organization
9.A.attended B．helped C．refused D．learned
10.A.concerns B．skills C．abilities D．courage
11.A.permanent B．immediate C．positive D．adverse
12.A.unique B．first C．clear D．new
13.A.taken for B．called at C．brought into D．carried away
14.A.match B．performance C．practice D．struggle
15.A.hope B．opportunity C．energy D．interest
16.A.teach B．support C．control D．trust
17.A.usually B．particularly C．specially D．definitely
18.A.freedom B．happiness C．answers D．chances
19.A.though B．unless C．but D．because
20.A.attitude B．manner C．behavior D．life
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A 16-year-old in foster care has finally found a home. His adoption caseworker (社会工作者), who has known him since he was 7, will become his adoptive mother this month.
In October 2013, Davion Only spoke in front of a church congregation (会众) in St. Petersburg, Florida, and made an ____ for adoption. He had recently learned that his ____ mother, who’d been in jail since Only was born, had died. He had spent years bouncing between foster homes. “My name is Davion and I’ve been in foster care since I was born,” he said. “I know God hasn’t given up on me, so I’m not giving up either.”
The ____ plea (恳求) went viral, and Only’s foster agency ____ calls from more than 10,000 people, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Only ____ traveling to Ohio to live with a minister’s family. But after Only got into a physical ____ with one of his older would-be siblings (兄弟姐妹), the minister and his wife changed their minds.
Back in Florida, Only passed through four different ____ homes over the next year, until he called Connie Going, his adoption caseworker, to make a special ____ .
Only had known Going for nearly ten years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him but she always ____. “I always believed there was a better family than us out there,” Going tells Yahoo Parenting. “He ____ so much in this world.”
But this past July, when Only called and asked again if she might adopt him, Going says something felt ____ . “In adoption there is a ‘claiming moment,’ when you know someone is your child. When he called me to ask, in that moment, I just knew,” she says. “When he asked me, my heart felt this ____ and I just knew he was my son.”
So Going, 52, invited Only to start spending time ____ the rest of her family — the other four children who she also adopted out of foster care. ____ , Going managed to rent a bigger home, got a lawyer, and started adoption ____ .
Only will officially join Going’s family on April 22, when the adoption ____ . “Today, I am feeling blessed and honored by being chosen to be the parent to all my children,” she says. “I work every day on being the best parent I can to them, to be patient and creative so that I can ____ all their needs.”
A spokesperson for Eckerd, Only’s foster agency, told the Tampa Bay Times they were ____ with the new development. “We are truly thrilled that Davion has been united with his forever family.“
While Going is waiting for the newest ____ to her family to become official in the eyes of the law, she says Only is already her child. “I want him to know he is ____ loved for who he is, the way he is,” she says. “The changes he chooses to make in his life, and the choices, are his to make. As a family we will be there through it all, the good and the bad for our lifetime. He is home.”
1.A. apology B．compensation C．appeal D．call
2.A. biological B．botanic C．adoptive D．adaptive
3.A. delighting B．satisfying C. annoying D．heartbreaking
4.A. received B．accepted C．made D．answered
5.A. avoided B．started C．gave up D．ended up
6.A. quarrel B．experiment C．examination D．fight
7.A. permanent B．full-time C．rich D．temporary
8.A. question B．request C．order D．resolution
9.A. determined B．hesitated C．involved D．devoted
10.A. declares B．develops C．discovers D. deserves
11.A. different B．the same C．surprising D．disappointing
12.A. force B．courage C．ache D．energy
13.A. on B．with C．in D．to
14.A. Particularly B．Constantly C．Previously D．Eventually
15.A. performances B．procedures C．persuasion D．production
16.A. goes across B．goes about C．goes through D．goes down
17.A. refuse B．ignore C．meet D．neglect
18.A. pleased B．angry C．disappointed D．enthusiastic
19.A. burden B．brother C．addition D．trouble
20.A. unconditionally B．conditionally C．partly D．amazingly
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Have a careful thought of______you are doing and tell how you fell about it.
A.what B. which C. that D. whether
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A 16-year-old in foster care has finally found a home. His adoption caseworker (社会工作者) who has known him since he was 7, will become his adoptive mother this month.
In October 2013, Davion Only spoke in front of a church congregation (会众）in St. Petersburg, Florida, and made an _______ for adoption. He had recently learned that his _______mother, who’d been in jail since Only was born, had died. He had spent years bouncing between foster homes. “My name is Davion and I've been in foster care since I was born," he said. "I know God hasn’t given up on me, so I’m not giving up either."
The _______ plea (恳求）went viral, and Only’s foster agency_______calls from more than 10,000 people, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Only _______ traveling to Ohio to live with a minister's family. But after Only got into a physical _______ with one of his older would-be siblings (兄弟姐妹),the minister and his wife changed their minds.
Back in Florida, Only passed through four different _______ homes over the next year, until he called Connie Going, his adoption caseworker, to make a special _______.
Only had known Going for nearly ten years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him but she always 49. "I always believed there was a better family than us out there,” Going tells Yahoo Parenting. " He _______so much in this world.”
But this past July, when Only called and asked again if she might adopt him, Going says something felt________. "In adoption there is a 'claiming moment,’ when you know someone is your child. When he called me to ask, in that moment, I just knew,” she says. "When he asked me, my heart felt this ________ and I just knew he was my son.”
So Going ________ invited Only to start spending time ________ the rest of her family — the other four children who she also adopted out of foster care. ________, Going managed to rent a bigger home, got a lawyer, and started adoption ________.
Only will officially join Going’s family on April 22, when the adoption ________. "Today, I am feeling blessed and honored by being chosen to be the parent to all my children, she says. "I work every day on being the best parent I can to them, to be patient and creative so that I can ________ all their needs.”
A spokesperson for Eckerd, Only's foster agency, told the Tampa Bay Times they were ________ with the new development.” We are truly thrilled that Davion has been united with his forever family.”
While Going is waiting for the newest ________ to her family to become official in the eyes of the law, she says Only is already her child. "I want him to know he is ________ loved for who he is, the way he is, she says.” The changes he chooses to make in his life, and the choices, are his to make. As a family we will be there through it all, the good and the bad for our lifetime. He is home.”
1.A. apology B. compensation C. appeal D. call
2.A. biological B. botanic C. adoptive D. adaptive
3.A. delighting B. satisfying C. annoying D. heartbreaking
4.A. received B. accepted C. made D. answered
5.A. avoided B. started C. gave up D. ended up
6.A. quarrel B. experiment C. examination D. fight
7.A. permanent B. full-time C. rich D. temporary
8.A. question B. request C. order D. resolution
9.A. determined B. hesitated C. involved D. devoted
10.A. declares B. develops C. discovers D. deserves
11.A. different B. the same C. surprising D. disappointing
12.A. force B. courage C. ache D. energy
13.A. on B. with C. in D. to
14.A. Particularly B. Constantly C. Previously D. Eventually
15.A. performances B. procedures C. persuasion D. production
16.A. goes across B. goes about C. goes through D. goes down
17.A. refuse B. ignore C. meet D. neglect
18.A. pleased B. angry C. disappointed D. enthusiastic
19.A. burden B. brother C. addition D. trouble
20.A. unconditionally B. conditionally C. partly D. amazingly
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What do babies, puppies and cartoon characters have in common? 1.
Cute animals and babies attract our attention and make us want to take care of them, which gives them an evolutionary advantage, according to Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz.
2.When we look at babies, we are attracted to certain facial features. These features make us want to take care of them so they can grow up healthily and pass their genes on to the next generation.
Looking at baby animals and cartoon characters also causes these feelings.
Childlike characteristics make babies sweet and lead us to build close ties with them. 3.
There are several features that can cause this feeling. 4.If a baby animal or human wobbles (摇摇摆摆) a bit when walking, that can make them seem even cuter.
Of course, we don’t raise baby animals the same way we raise human babies, and we don’t raise cartoon characters at all. 5.Cute cartoon characters become popular this way, and baby animals are more likely to be cared for properly.
Think about some of the things that you find cute, and you’re likely to see that they have some of the same characteristics as a human baby.
A. The science behind cuteness is still unclear.
B. The answer is that they all look cute.
C. This even works when we see things that remind us of a baby.
D. A large round head, large eyes, and soft skin are just some of these features.
E. However, babies get less cute as they get older.
F. Human babies are a good example.
G. But their cuteness does make us like them and want to take care of them.
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Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the cold months. Squirrels, for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.
They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.
Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow in the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.
Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.
The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.
1.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.
A. find out the living conditions for squirrels
B. do something to get rid of squirrels
C. save the forests in the American state of Indiana
D. learn squirrels’ influence on black walnut trees
2. The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.
A. the way they store the walnuts
B. the way they gather the walnut
C. the number of the nuts they can collect
D. the fact that the gray squirrels have a bad memory
3. When Professor Swihart says “death traps for seeds”, he actually means that ________.
A. red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels
B. nuts above the ground will not develop into plants
C. gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights
D. seeds can be traps for other animals in the forest
4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.
B. Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.
C. Human beings should bear some responsibility for the decreasing number of gray squirrels.
D. The cleaning of forest land benefits gray squirrels directly.
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Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the colder months. Squirrels (松鼠), for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.
They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut (黑胡桃) trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.
Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.
Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.
The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.
1.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.
A．find out the living conditions for squirrels
B．learn squirrels’influence on black walnut trees
C．do something to get rid of squirrels
D．save the forests in the American state of Indiana
2.The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.
A．the way they gather the walnut
B．the time they have winter sleep
C．the place they have winter sleep
D．the place they store the walnuts
3.Professor Swihart’s study shows that________.
A．red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels
B．gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights
C．red squirrel’s way to store nuts stops nuts growing.
D．black walnuts are harmful to other animals
4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A．The black walnut is equally attractive to both gray and red squirrels.
B．Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.
C．Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.
D．The cleaning of forest land benefits red squirrels directly.
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Winter begins in the north on December 22nd. People and animals have been doing what they always do to prepare for the cold months. Squirrels, for example, have been busy gathering nuts from trees. Well, scientists have been busy gathering information about what the squirrels do with the food they collect.
They examined differences between red squirrels and gray squirrels in the American state of Indiana. The scientists wanted to know how these differences could affect the growth of black walnut trees. The black walnut is the nut of choice for both kinds of squirrels. The black walnut tree is also a central part of some hardwood forests.
Rob Swihart of Purdue University did the study with Jake Goheen, a former Purdue student now at the University of New Mexico. The two researchers estimate that several times as many walnuts grow when gathered by gray squirrels as compared to red squirrels. Gray squirrels and red squirrels do not store nuts and seeds in the same way. Gray squirrels bury nuts one at a time in a number of places. But they seldom remember where they buried every nut. So some nuts remain in the ground. Conditions are right for them to develop and grow in the following spring. Red squirrels, however, store large groups of nuts above ground. Professor Swihart calls “death traps for seeds”.
Gray squirrels are native to Indiana. But Professor Swihart says their numbers began to decrease as more forests were cut for agriculture. Red squirrels began to spread through the state during the past century.
The researchers say red squirrels are native to forests that stay green all year, unlike walnut trees. They say the cleaning of forest land for agriculture has helped red squirrels invade Indiana. Jake Goheen calls them a sign of an environmental problem more than a cause.
1.The study done by Rob Swihart and Jake Goheen is to ________.
A. find out the living conditions for squirrels
B. do something to get rid of squirrels
C. learn squirrels’ influence on black walnut trees
D. save the forests in the American state of Indiana
2.The difference between gray squirrels and red squirrels mainly lies in ________.
A. the way they gather the walnut
B. the place they store the walnuts
C. the number of the nuts they can collect
D. the fact that the gray squirrels have a bad memory
3.When Professor Swihart says “death traps for seeds”, he actually means that ________.
A. nuts above the ground will not develop into plants
B. red squirrels eat more nuts than gray squirrels
C. gray squirrels and red squirrels will have severe fights
D. seeds can be traps for other animals in the forest
4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. Gray squirrels do more harm to the forest than red squirrels.
B. Red squirrels and gray squirrels have helped the spread of walnut trees.
C. The cleaning of forest land benefits gray squirrels directly.
D. Human beings should bear some responsibility for the decreasing number of gray squirrels.
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What do extreme marathoners, mountain hikers and professional bicycle racers all have in common? They push their bodies to unsustainable (不可持续的) extremes of physical stress.
We tend to think there’s no limit to human physical achievements. But a new study, published in Science Advances, says there is a definite limit to human endurance (耐力). Beyond that, our bodies begin to break down.
To find the limit, a US research team tracked marathon runners over a five-month period, measuring competitors’ initial basal metabolic rates (BMR, 基础新陈代谢率) – the amount of energy they expend when they rest. Then they looked at how many calories(卡路里) each runner burned per day.
The team found that the maximum amount of energy a human can expend is 2.5 times of BMR. It equals 4,000 calories of energy per day. These calories can help a trained athlete to run about 42 kilometers in a day.
But people can’t keep using this amount of calories all the time. “You can do really intense stuff for a couple of days, but if you want to last longer then you have to dial it back,” US evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer told the BBC.
Pontzer explained that the problem is our guts (消化道). “There’s … a limit to how many calories our guts can effectively absorb per day,” he said in the Daily Mail. At that point, the body is burning calories more quickly than it can absorb food and convert (转化) it into energy.
These new findings could help athletes to best work underneath this ceiling. For example, they could manage their daily exercise time based on their BMR, to get enough calories and keep going.
However, Pontzer’s team can’t rule out the possibility of someone breaking this limit. “So I guess it’s a challenge to elite endurance athletes,” said Pontzer. “Science works when you’re proven wrong. Maybe someone will break through that ceiling some day and show us what we’re missing.”
1.What did the US research team find in the new study?
A.One’s endurance can be improved through exercise.
B.A trained athlete can do intense activities for more than a week.
C.The average BMR for athletes is 4,000 calories of energy per day.
D.The energy one can expend is no more than 2.5 times of their BMR per day.
2.What is the main purpose of Paragraph 6?
A.To tell us the problem with our guts.
B.To show how our bodies produce energy.
C.To explain why there is a limit to human endurance.
D.To prove the importance of our guts to physical activities.
3.The new findings could help athletes ______.
A.keep a more balanced diet
B.save time and reduce stress
C.arrange their training properly
D.improve their performance quickly
4.Which of the following would Pontzer probably agree with?
A.It’s possible that someone could break the endurance limit.
B.It’s no good trying to work above the 2.5x endurance ceiling.
C.Further data is needed to make the study’s results more accurate.
D.The 2.5x endurance ceiling is not a problem for many elite athletes.
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What do Leonardo da Vincii, Marie Curie, and Albert Einstein have in common? They were all left-handed, along with other famous people including Brad Pitt Prince William, and Barack Obama. In fact, an estimated 13 percent of the world's population may be left-handed and still most people around the world are right-handed.
What makes a person become right-handed rather than left-handed? As yet no one really knows for sure. One simple idea suggests that people normally get right-handedness from their parents. Studies have found that two right-handed parents have only a 9.5 percent chance of having a left-handed child, whereas two left-handed parents have a 26 percent chance of having a left-handed child. Another common theory is that left-handed people suffer mild brain damage during birth, which makes them left-handed. However, if this theory were true, it would not explain why the percentage of left-banded people is so similar in every society, when birth conditions vary so much from society to society.
Whatever the reasons behind it, people's attitudes toward left-handedness have changed a lot over the years. Statistics show that although 13 percent of young people (10-20 years old) are left-handed, only 6 percent of the elderly are left-handed. Left-handed children used to be punished until they began using their right hand like other children, but today people who are left-handed are no longer looked down on nor are they considered abnormal. For most people today, either case is perfectly acceptable.
1.What makes one right-handed?
A. The environment.
B. Mild brain damage during birth.
C. The reason is uncertain.
D. Other people.
2.Why is the number of young people who are left-handed bigger than that of the elderly?
A. Because the elderly are forced to become right-handed.
B. Because left-handed people are considered abnormal.
C. Because left-handedness can be cured.
D. Because the young are easily damaged.
3.What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Left-handed people are looked down upon.
B. General facts about left-handed people.
C. Some famous left-handed people.
D. The reasons why people are left-handed.