Reaching out ______ the money in the shop, th...

Reaching out ______ the money in the shop, the thief heard a strange sound and was sweating ______ fear.

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We’ve heard about radiation from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan reaching American shores. Experts say so far there is no reason to worry, and point out that we meet radiation every day. Where and how? NPR’s Renee Montagne posed that question to Peter Caracappa, a radiation safety officer and professor of nuclear engineering.

MONTAGNE: How many things emit radiation?

Dr CARACAPPA: Well, radiation and radioactive material is a part of nature. So everything that’s living has some amount of radiation coming from it—a very small amout. Plus there’s radiation in the ground and the air.

So the extremes are uranium in the soil to bananas?

Yes.

By the way, why do bananas have radiation?

Bananas have a lot of potassium(钾). And a small amount of potassium naturally is called potassium 40, which is radioactive

What’s the difference between radiation that’s harmful and not harmful?

Well, the term radiation can apply to a lot of different things. But the harmful radiation is ionizing(离子)radiation. It has enough energy that it can make chemical changes in material. We could get ionizing radiation from an X-ray, for example. It’s the kind of radiation that causes cancer.

The broader definition of radiation includes a lot of things that we call non-ionizing radiation. That includes everything like radio waves and visible light and your microwave.

So what then is the largest contributor of ionizing radiation?

For the natural sources of ionizing radiation, actually the biggest chunk of that tends to come from radon(氡), which is a radioactive material that is present in the air. It can become a concern when it builds up in low-lying areas of homes like basements.

Would it be fair to say that most people do not need to worry about the danger of being exposed to radiation?

I would say that the everyday exposure to radioation that we meet contributes an extremely tiny risk to our life or to our health compared to all of the other risks that we meet in our day-to-day life.

1.We can infer from the first paragraph that radiation is______.

2.The passage may be _______.

3.Whether radiation is harmful or not depends on______.

4.The purpose of writing this passage is to _______.

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It was while she was sleeping in her bedroom that a thief ______　　 the house.

A.broke down B.broke out C.broke into D.broke up

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I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice. “Mom, come here! There’s a lady here my size!” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize. I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?” He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?” “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked. “It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left.

My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.

It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.

I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids joked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.

But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.

I’m 47 now, and the stares have notdiminishedas I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have--a great family, nice friends.”

It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.

1.Why did the mother apologize to the author?

A.Because the boy studied the author from head to toe.

B.Because the boy laughed at the author.

C.Because they boy said the author was shorter than him.

D.Because the mother thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.

2.When did the author realize that she was too short?

A.When she grew up.

B.When she began to go to school.

C.When she was 47 years old.

D.When she met the boy in the supermarket.

3.Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?

A.doubted B.decreased

C.remained D.improved

4.Which is NOT true about the author according to the passage?

A.She suffered lots of discrimination when growing up.

B.She is grateful for what she has.

C.She doesn’t see herself different.

D.She thinks people should be treated equally.

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There was a time when the owners of shops and businesses in Chicago had to pay large sums of money to gangsters(匪徒)in return for “protection”. If the money was not paid immediately, the gangsters would quickly put a man out of business by destroying his shop. Getting “protection money” is not a modern means. As long ago as the fourteenth century, an Englishman, Sir John Hawkwood, made the remarkable discovery that people would rather pay large sums of money than have their life work destroyed by gangsters.

Then Sir John Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a group of soldiers and settled near Florence. He soon made a name for himself and came to be known to the Italians as Giovanni Acuto. Whenever the Italian city-states were at war with each other, Hawkwood used to hire his soldiers to those who were willing to pay the high price he demanded.　 In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away if protection money was paid to them. Hawkwood made large sums of money with this method. In spite of this, the Italians regarded him as a sort of hero .When he died at eighty, the Florentines gave him a state funeral and had his picture painted, which was in memory of “this bravest man”.

1.What protection did Chicago gangsters give to those who paid them?

A. They saved those people’s businesses from destruction.

B. They left those people’s business unharmed much.

C. They sent soldiers to serve them no matter what help they needed willingly.

D. They didn’t take those people’s lives

2.Sir John Hawkwook's Italian name “Giovanni Acuto” was one which　　　　　　 .

A. he gave himself in order to become better known to the Italians

B. he earned through his sharp practice of selling his ‘protection’

C. he needed so as to hire his soldiers to Italians

D. was given him in telling his services to the others’

3.The Italians regarded Hawkwood as a sort of hero　　　　　　　 .

A. because they couldn’t help admiring his bravery and boldness(胆大)

B. as he aided the citizens in peacetime when business was bad for them

C. he had played an important role in their daily life

D. for he lived so long and was given a state funeral by the Florentines

4.From the passage, we can guess the gangsters were those　　　　　　 .

A. who were of great importance to the poor

B. who made the businessmen do whatever they were in need of

C. who were always ready to be sent abroad　　

D. who did harm to others

5.According to the writer, Hawkwood was　　　　　　　　 .

A. a sort of national hero　 B. an experienced leader C. a brave soldier　 D. a noble gangster

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To the thief's surprise, a tourist filmed his stealing the money_______.

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Mrs Jack was always _______lots of time and money in _______the shopping.

It was winter, Mrs. Jack wanted to do a lot of shopping, she waited _______it was　 Saturday when her husband was _______, and she _______him to the shops with her and _______for everything. They went to a lot of shops and supermarkets, and Mrs. Jack _______a lot of things, and Mr. Jack certainly had to _______all these things. Mrs. Jack often____________and said, "Look, Jack! _______that beautiful! "He then answered, "All right, dear. How _______is it? " and took his money out to pay for it. It was dark when they came out　 of the last _______and Mr. Jack was so ________that he didn't stop _______about those　　 things. Suddenly his wife looked up and said, "Look at that beautiful moon, Joe!" Without _______, Mr. Jack answered, "All right, dear, How much is it?"

1.A. spent　　 B. spending　　 C. spend　　 D. to spend

2.A. do　　 B. doing　　 C. does　　 D. did

3.A. for　　 B. when　　 C. until　　 D. because

4.A. busy　　 B. working　　 C. free　　 D. out

5.A. took　　 B. brought　　 C. let　　 D. showed

6.A. sold　　 B. bought　　 C. saw　　 D. paid

7.A. sold　　 B. carried　　 C. bought　　 D. paid

8.A. give　　 B. catch　　 C. find　　 D. carry

9.A. stopped　　 B. asked　　 C. went　　 D. walked

10.A. Isn't　　 B. Doesn't　　 C. Aren't　　 D. Don't

11.A. many　　 B. much　　 C. beautiful　　 D. dear

12.A. money　　 B. cinema　　 C. shop　　 D. hour

13.A. tired　　 B. sad　　 C. happy　　 D. sorry

14.A. to think　　 B. thinking　　 C. thought　　 D. think

15.A. to think　　 B. thinking　　 C. think　　 D. thought

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How do you usually buy what you need, shopping on line or going out to shop in person? With the help of the Internet, shopping is ___1.___(easy) than before. We can just click our mouse to choose the items we like, pay for them online, and the shopping ___2.___(finish). It is easy and quick. It helps save money, too. We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of similar items before deciding ___3.___ to buy.

However, there are always traps in shopping online. If we are ___4.___(care), we may get into trouble. For example, we may find the color of the item different from ___5.___ in the picture online. Sometimes, the size of the item we receive can be too big ___6.___ too small. ___7.___(avoid) such troubles, we should compare similar items on different online stores and pay more attention to what other customers say. From their comments, we can know better ___8.___ an item’s color, size as well as ___9.___ shortcomings. In this way we increase our chance of buying ___10.___ more satisfactory item.

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The reason why women love to spend hours in shops while men prefer to be in and out of the high street in minutes can trace back(追溯) to their hunter-gathering past, find scientists.

While women spent their days gathering food, often with children, men were hunters who made plans about how to catch and kill their prey (猎物). These two ways of getting food in the past show how we shop in modern times, the study believes.

Women would spend hours trying to find the right things, because they had in the past spent ages trying to find the best quality and health-giving food. Men, on the other hand, decided in advance what animal they wanted to kill and then went looking for it. Once it was found and killed, they returned home.

Daniel Kruger, professor of the University of Michigan, said the study could be the answer to why there are a lot of collisions when couples go shopping together. He said it could also help couples to avoid fights in the shops if they understood the reasons why each sex had different ways of deciding on the perfect present.

“In modern times, women are much more likely than men to know when a specific type of item will go on sale. Women also spend much more time choosing the perfect color and texture.”

Professor Kruger said his study was important because if men and women understood each other’s shopping habits they could avoid arguments while shopping.

1.What has decided the different shopping habits of men and women?

A. Different ways of keeping food in the past.

B. Different ways of eating in the past.

C. Different ways of buying food in the past.

D. Different ways of gathering food in the past.

2.In comparison(比较) with men, women were less likely to_____.

A. catch the right animal and kill it.

B. spend much time on shopping.

C. choose the right color and texture.

D. know when a specific item was on sale.

3.What does the underlined word mean in the fourth paragraph?

A. Requests　　 B. Arguments.

C. Concerns.　　 D. Differences.

4.According to Kruger, his study can help to _____.

A. develop good shopping habits.

B. avoid arguments in shopping between men and women.

C. give people tips on choosing good gifts.

D. make sure people buy safe food for children.

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The big concert,________to raise money for the victims of the hurricane in Australia, worked out very well.

A．being meant       B．meaning          C．meant            D．had meant

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