Sarah came running in. “Look what I found.” Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy long object that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin that had been shed by one of our many garden snakes.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my wide-eyed seven-year-old.
I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really wasn’t that beautiful, but I have learned never to appear uninterested with children. They see only good quality and excellence in the world until educated otherwise.
“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.
“Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves,” I explained. “Why do they need to renew themselves?” Sarah asked.
I suddenly remembered an article on this page many years ago where the writer was expressing her concept of renewal. She used layers of paper over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the original beneath. “We often need to shed our skins and those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my now absorbed daughter. “We outgrow some things and find other ones unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too crinkly（起皱的）for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did.”
Sarah was getting the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand, although slightly, that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need to keep and what we need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural consequence of their growth.
“I see, Dad,” said Sarah and jumped off my lap and ran off.
I hoped she would remember this. That often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture with which we cover ourselves year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless or unnecessary; or at best, store the ones thrown away as mementoes（念想）of our promotion to a better vitality or spirit.
1.At the first sight of the snake skin, the author was .
A. scared B. puzzled
C. uninterested D. excited
2.Sarah learned from her father that renewal is .
A. to recover the layers inside
B. to review what has been done
C. a natural part of getting mature
D. the process of finding the unwanted
3.It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.
A. dislikes the snake skin at all
B. shows concern for nature and culture
C. can grasp the chance to educate children
D. often encourages his daughter to raise questions
4.The author mainly tells the reader that ________.
A. snakes cast off the layers to look smarter
B. we should renew ourselves to get improved
C. snakes shed their skins to renew themselves
D. we should explore our original nature underneath
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Sarah came running in. “Look what I found.” Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy long object that caused me to jump. It was a snake skin that had been shed by one of our many garden snakes.
“Isn’t it beautiful?” said my wide-eyed seven-year-old.
I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really wasn’t that beautiful, but I have learned never to appear uninterested with children. They see only good quality and excellence in the world until educated otherwise.
“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.
“Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves,” I explained. “Why do they need to renew themselves?” Sarah asked.
I suddenly remembered an article on this page many years ago where the writer was expressing her concept of renewal. She used layers of paper over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the original beneath. “We often need to shed our skins and those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my now absorbed daughter. “We outgrow some things and find other ones unwanted or unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too crinkly（起皱的）for him, and he probably doesn’t think he looks as smart in it as he once did.”
Sarah was getting the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand, although slightly, that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need to keep and what we need to cast off. I was careful to point out that this is a natural consequence of their growth.
“I see, Dad,” said Sarah and jumped off my lap and ran off.
I hoped she would remember this. That often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture with which we cover ourselves year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless or unnecessary; or at best, store the ones thrown away as mementoes（念想）of our promotion to a better vitality or spirit.
1.At the first sight of the snake skin, the author was .
A. scared B. puzzled
C. uninterested D. excited
2.Sarah learned from her father that renewal is .
A. to recover the layers inside
B. to review what has been done
C. a natural part of getting mature
D. the process of finding the unwanted
3.It can be inferred from the passage that the author ________.
A. dislikes the snake skin at all
B. shows concern for nature and culture
C. can grasp the chance to educate children
D. often encourages his daughter to raise questions
4.The author mainly tells the reader that ________.
A. snakes cast off the layers to look smarter
B. we should renew ourselves to get improved
C. snakes shed their skins to renew themselves
D. we should explore our original nature underneath
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Sarah came running in. She shouted happily, "Look what I ____36_____." She put a snake skin on the newspaper I was reading and it came so suddenly that it caused me to ____37_____. "Mom, look! Isn't it ____38_____?" said my seven-year-old daughter. I ____39_____ the snake skin and thought that it really wasn't pretty. Everything children see ____40_____is full of beauty in their eyes; they see only ____41_____ and excellence in the world until educated.
"____42_____ did the snake do this?" Sarah asked. I tried to seize the ____43_____ to teach my children that there was almost always something beyond the obvious. I wanted to tell them that there was something else going on ____44_____ what they saw in front of them. "Snakes shed (蜕) their skin because they need to renew themselves," I ____45_____.
"Why do they have to renew themselves?" Sarah asked.
My son Robert laughed and said, "Because they don't ____46_____ what they are and they want to be someone else." I politely ignored him and said that by shedding skins, we could ____47_____ the hidden reality.
"We often need to shed our skin, those coatings that we ____48_____ ourselves with," I said to my children, who listened very ____49_____, with their eyes wide open. "This snake ____50_____ needs this skin. It is probably too hard for him, or he probably doesn't think he looks as ____51_____in it as he once did. It's like buying a new ____52_____."
I'm sure this explanation will not ____53_____ the naturalists. But Sarah was getting to understand that renewal is part of ____54_____. She should learn from it what we need to keep and what we need to ____55_____.
1. A．made B．seized C．caught D．found
2. A．think B．jump C．run D．struggle
3. A．interesting B．smooth C．beautiful D．colorful
4. A．stared at B．took off C．referred to D．brought back
5. A．by accident B．over and over again
C．in the future D．for the first time
6. A．honesty B．difference C．value D．fear
7. A．Where B．Why C．How D．When
8. A．information B．possibility C．opportunity D．question
9. A．besides B．for C．without D．around
10. A．talked B．explained C．whispered D．shouted
11. A．keep B．want C．need D．like
12. A．see B．guess C．ignore D．remember
13. A．keep B．store C．cover D．improve
14. A．properly B．attentively C．sadly D．angrily
15. A．once more B．at times C．right now D．no longer
16. A．nice B．healthy C．strong D．big
17. A．hat B．watch C．suit D．home
18. A．move B．satisfy C．correct D．defeat
19. A．experience B．achievement C．progress D．competition
20. A．throw out B．hope for C．find out D．throw away
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Once a man named Grand found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house. He burned most of them, because he didn’t like old things very much, But one of these papers was an old letter. At the bottom(底部) of the letter was the name of a well-known writer. “When this letter was written,” said Grant, “no one knew about the writer. But now everyone knows him. Some people like to buy letters like this. I may be able to get much money for the letter if I sell it to the right man.”
But there were a lot of dirty marks all over the letter.
“It doesn’t look nice,” he thought. “No one wants to buy a letter if it’s dirty. I’ll have to clean it.”
So he took a piece of cloth and some water and cleaned the letter. He worked hard and gave a lot of care. At last the letter looked better. And he was very pleased with his work.
“Now it looks nice,” he said to himself. “I’ll be able to sell it for a lot of money.”
He took the letter to a shop in London where old papers of this kind were bought and sold.
“I want to sell this letter,” Grant said to the man in the shop. “It was written by a well-known writer. You know about these things. How much will you give me for it?”
The man looked at him for a long time.
“I will give you two pounds for it,” he said at last.
“Only two pounds!” said Grant. “But people pay ten pounds for a letter like this. And just look! I’ve even cleaned it to make it look nice.”
“I can see that,” said the man. “That’s the trouble. People who buy old papers like them to be dirty.”
1.Which of the following is not right?
A. Grant found a box of old letters. B. Grant didn’t like old things very much.
C. Grant didn’t burn the old letter. D. The letter was written by a famous writer.
2.Grant didn’t burn the letter because______.
A. it was written by his father B. he thought he could get much money by selling it
C. he wanted to keep it forever D. he wanted to give it to the government
3.In order to sell it, Grant decided to _____ first.
A. make advertisement(广告)in the newspapers B. show it to others around him
C. clean it to make it look nice D. take it to an archeologist(考古学家)
4.Grant didn’t sell the letter at a good price because_______.
A. it was not an old letter B. few people knew about the writer
C. it had been cleaned D. the man didn’t like it
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It came as ___ shock to learn that Bob, one of the top students in our class, failed in____ exam.
A. /; the B. a; the C. a; an D. /; an
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Have you ever run out of coffee or tea? Found no eggs in the fridge? No bread for the sandwich and the nearest shop is too far away? Well, all that can change in the future.
If all goes well, the intelligent future kitchen will soon help solve all your problems. In the future, all kitchen units will be connected to the Internet. The intelligent future kitchen will give wise advice on planning your menu for the day. Worried about your weight? — It will tell you the right diet and what is good for your health. It will even keep in mind your likes and dislikes!
Designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this smart kitchen promises to pay attention to all your needs. The computer’s system will help keep an “eye” on the fridge. If the fridge is empty, the kitchen will automatically call and place an order at the local supermarket. So you don’t have to worry about it at all.
You get home late, and don’t know what to make from the collection of ingredients (原料) in your fridge. A while back you might have ordered a take-out but now, instead of worrying about eating a collection of this and that, you’re excited. You can pull out each vegetable, and pass each one in front of a web camera next to your fridge. A few moments later, a screen on your fridge would display a tasty recipe.
After dinner, you take your plates to a box next to the sink. You don't have to clean them, your machine does. It produces new plates every time you need to eat. Later in the evening, you phone your other half, who is on a business trip half-way around the world. As you drink your cup of hot coffee, it makes your other half’s cup change color on the other side of the world, another special way to keep in touch.
1. The problem mentioned in the first paragraph will be solved ______.
A. by the intelligent kitchen itself
B. by finding a good housekeeper
C. after you call the supermarket
D. after you buy great amounts of food
2.The kitchen of the future may help you ______.
A. lose weight fast B. keep a healthy diet
C. cook delicious food D. clean fridge in time
3.The underlined word “automatically” in the third paragraph means ______.
A. in secret B. by chance
C. by itself D. again and again
4.The fourth paragraph tells us that the smart kitchen ______.
A. will order a take-out for you if you get home late.
B. has a big color television and some web cameras
C. can pull out all the vegetables from you fridge
D. can give a suitable recipe according to your ingredients
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Over a hundred years ago in 1911, something strange was found in the glaciers of Antarctica. Grilffith Taylor—an Australian geologist, had discovered a blood red steam pouring out of the ice cascades（瀑布）of Talor Glacier! Popularly known as the Blood Falls, scientists had not been able to find the reason behind the blood red liquid flowing through the ice---until recently. The mystery of the Blood Falls had finally been solved.
When these falls were first discovered, scientists had believed that the red colour came from a large amount of red algae（海藻）concentrated in the water. Red algae contain a pigment（色素）which reflects red light, making the algae appear red.
This theory made sense, until it was later found that algae do not play a part in the red color of the flowing liquid at all. What really causes Talor Glacier’s waters appear blood red, is the presence of iron oxide in the liquid. The waters of the blood falls are rich in salt and iron content, and when this water comes in contact with the air, it turns red—just like rust! The water in these falls is often referred to as “brine” by scientists because of the high salt content in the water.
This reasoning behind the red colors of the falls was found back in 2003. However, the entire mystery had not yet been solved. How is it then, that the Blood Falls are not frozen?
Researchers at the University of Colorado and University of Alaska found that inside the glacier, there was a network of channels and reservoirs that move the water around. Salt water has a lower freezing temperature. In addition, when any substance undergoes a change in state, it gives off heat. Therefore, the brine actually warm itself up while it’s freezing! How this works, is that when the brine is flowing through the Talor Glacier, some of it does freeze. As a result of changing state from liquid to ice, the brine gives off heat. This heat is enough to keep the rest of the rest of the brine in liquid form, which is why it flows out of the glacier.
Incredible new chemistry facts found, any mystery solved!
1.According to the text, the red algae theory was once considered ________.
A.ridiculous B.reasonable
C.impractical D.complex
2.Why does the Blood Falls look red in colour?
A.Because there is too much salt and iron in its water.
B.Because its liquid is rich in red algae.
C.Because the following liquid reflects and sunlight
D.Because the air is thin and rare in Antarctica.
3.What is the main reason for the Blood Fall’s not freezing?
A.The water continued flowing constantly.
B.There is too much salt in the water.
C.The brine gives off heat while freezing
D.Temperatures aren’t high enough for flowing water.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The discovery of the blood glacier.
B.The birth of the Talor Glacier.
C.The flowing red water in Antarctica.
D.The mystery of the Blood Falls.
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“In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves… self-discipline（自律）with all of them came first.” — Harry S. Truman
That is the quotation (引语) that had me thinking yesterday. Discipline（纪律）, in particular self-discipline, is what will get us through most things in life, from writing this simple post to Achieving Greatness for You and I. You may ask, “Why is discipline important in writing this post?” For people who have tried writing, you would know how hard it might get sometimes to actually sit down and finish the whole article in one period without getting up every few minutes to get a drink, a snack or toilet break etc.
Just with most things in life, often we lack the self-discipline to see us through what we are hoping to do or achieve. One area where self-discipline is clearly important is in losing weight. Some people are constantly looking for quick fix to their weight problem; they will jump at anything that is claimed to help them lose weight in the shortest time. They may lose weight fast, but they will find the result short-term especially if they do not change the way they live and the food they eat.
A friend of mine shared his experience going through the journey from 115 kilograms to 56 kilograms in around one year. His journey of losing weight started from a trip with his daughter to the doctor for her check-up. He playfully weighed himself on the weighing machine while his daughter was having the check-up. The doctor saw his weight and made a remark, “If you maintain that balloon weight, you cannot see your grandchildren.”
That made him decide, “Enough is enough!” Not only that, he felt tired easily and his excessive (过多的) weight made him feel like a walking balloon. In that moment of awakening, he made decisions to change his lifestyle and eating habits.
1.What does the author mainly talk about in the passage?
A. His writing hobby.
B. The best way to lose weight.
C. The importance of self-discipline.
D. How to live a healthy life.
2.We know from the second paragraph that the author ____ ______ .
A. can write easily after finishing his routines
B. doesn’t think writing is an easy job
C. writes just for fun
D. must have achieved much in his writing
3.The author’s friend was determined to lose weight when he ____ ______ .
A. had a trip with his daughter and her family
B. knew the doctor was just making fun of him
C. was much touched by the doctor’s remark
D. realized that he would become a grandparent soon
4.The author holds the belief（信念）that ____ ______ .
A. we can’t achieve anything in life without self-discipline
B. only great men need self-discipline
C. self-discipline is most needed in losing weight
D. self-discipline has something to do with one’s lifestyle
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The other day, when I was wandering in the street I ________ one of my old friend, Jim.
| A．came over | B．came across | C．came up to | D．came around |
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Things to Do in Atlanta
Need a rundown of the top things to do this weekend? Here is what’s on in Atlanta.
In the Mood
Date: May 22 through May 26, 2019
Time: 2:00 p.m. ~ 5:30 p.m.
Phone: 770-916-2800
If you love the music of the 1940s, then here’s what you need to do this Sunday. Go to a 1940s musical show at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. The music of Glenn Miller has a distinctive sound. No need to ask me twice. Are you “In the mood”?
Party With the Penguins (企鹅)
Date: May 20 through May 25, 2019
Time: 11:30 a.m. ~ 2:00 p.m.
Phone: 404-581-4000
Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day at Georgia Aquariums annual party with the penguins. The party will feature fun activities, including the chance to see an African penguin up close and learn how to help protect these endangered species.
Callanwolde Arts Festival
Date: May 21 to May 22, 2019
Time: 10:30 a.m. ~ 5:30 p.m.
Phone: 404-872-5338
Located at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, this event is a festival for artists and by artists, letting them have a voice in the creation and operations of the festival. If you are of the artistic persuasion or enjoy a creative scene, don’t miss out.
Foollio’s Hoodilly Storytime
Date: May 21 through May 27, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m. ~ 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 404-523-3141
We make up a brand-new story every week. Come and enjoy a new story each time at Dad’s Garage Theater. Little ones will get to help provide key parts of the story and even add in their own jokes. Interactive and out-of-the-ordinary fun for kids and parents!
1.Where should you go if you are a music fan?
A. Georgia Aquarium. B. Dad’s Garage Theater.
C. Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. D. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center.
2.Which event appeals to animal lovers?
A. In the Mood. B. Party With the Penguins.
C. Callanwolde Arts Festival. D. Foollio’s Hoodilly Storytime.
3.Which number helps sign up for an opportunity if you are crazy about painting?
A. 770-916-2800. B. 404-581-4000.
C. 404-872-5338. D. 404-523-3141.
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What shall human beings do if oil_______sometime in the future?
| A．will run out | B．runs out of | C．runs out | D．will be run out |
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