Shreyaa Venkat’s desire for helping others st...

Shreyaa Venkat’s desire for helping others started as soon as she could walk. Her parents, ____volunteers themselves, brought her along to attend their various voluntary projects. By fifth grade, she’d developed such ____ for volunteering that she started setting up her own service ____ NEST4US in her area.

“There was a homeless man holding a sign saying ‘____. Need Food’,” she remembers. “So I ____ him my lunch and he was extremely ____. It was so easy because it only took me thirty ____, and it really helped him.” Hunger is just one of the many ____ realities of living. But this small act ____ her to find a way to get food to the people in ____.

It’s too easy for people living on the margins (边缘) of society to feel like they are invisible (隐形的) and no one ____ them. Venkat knew what they needed was not ____ food. So she took action and ____ lots of volunteers to write ____ of love, encouragement and optimism, which are then ____ to the donations. Recently a homeless man has kept every note he’d____, saying, “They really help me ____ up and know people are concerned about me.”

In her 17 years on the earth, Venkat has done more to help the people living on the planet than many adults who are two, three, and four times her ____. The non-profit organization she ____ has helped serve over 12,000 homeless people by ____ food and other supplies.

1.A.clever B.brave C.funny D.active

2.A.satisfaction B.enthusiasm C.humour D.pleasure

3.A.school B.factory C.organization D.store

4.A.Hungry B.Angry C.Cold D.Upset

5.A.bought B.gave C.awarded D.lent

6.A.curious B.disappointed C.pleased D.surprised

7.A.days B.seconds C.nights D.months

8.A.adventurous B.dangerous C.mysterious D.serious

9.A.inspired B.warned C.instructed D.permitted

10.A.turn B.danger C.charge D.need

11.A.competes with B.argues about C.disagrees with D.cares about

12.A.just B.still C.even D.yet

13.A.employed B.adopted C.begged D.forced

14.A.letters B.notes C.books D.stories

15.A.applied B.related C.attached D.compared

16.A.gotten B.written C.hidden D.taken

17.A.pick B.cheer C.turn D.wake

18.A.weight B.salary C.age D.experience

19.A.discovered B.changed C.selected D.founded

20.A.selling B.cooking C.providing D.enjoying

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I recognized her as soon as I met her at the airport though we hadn’t seen each other for ages and she had changed _________.

A. a large amount                   B. a great many

C. a great deal                      D. a great deal of

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Compassion （同情） is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash（现金）, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

1.The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ______.

A．promised to obey the store rules

B．forgot to take any money with him

C．hoped to have the food first and pay later

D．could not afford anything more expensive

2.Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．kind and lucky

B．poor and lonely

C．friendly and helpful

D．hurt and disappointed

3.The writer acted upon the store rules because ______.

A．he wanted to keep his present job

B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C．he considered the old man dishonest

D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man

4.What does the writer learn from his experience?

A．Wealth is more important than anything else.

B．Helping others is easier said than done.

C．Experience is better gained through practice.

D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

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Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true, I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款机）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him, I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world, I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either, then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

1.The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ________.

A. promised to obey the store rules　　　　　　

B. forgot to take any money with him

C. hoped to have the food first and pay later　　

D. could not afford anything more expensive

2.Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A. Kind and lucky.　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Poor and lonely.

C. Friendly and helpful.　　　　　　　　　

D. Hurt and disappointed.

3.The writer acted upon the store rules because ________.

A. he wanted to keep his present job　　　

B. he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C. he considered the old man dishonest　　

D. he expected someone else to pay for the old man

4.What does the writer learn from his experience?

A. wealth is more important than anything else.

B. Helping others is easier said than done.

C. experience is better gained through practice.

D. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

5.How would the old men feel at the end of the story?

A. Sad and disappointed.　　　　　　　　　 B. Happy and lucky.

C. Depressed and unlucky.　　　　　　　　 D. Surprised and grateful.

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Some parents can’t resist the strong desire to help their children play hooky (逃学) for a trip. Five-year-old Erica and her siblings Alex, 9, and Kate, 12, missed school in Denver on Aug. 21, 2017. Their father Mr. Reed took them on a camping trip to Halsey to see the solar eclipse (日食). Kate had told her teachers she’d be absent and Mr. Reed let Erica’s and Alex’s teachers know, too. But he didn’t ask for permission.

Mr. Reed has loved astronomy since seeing Neil Armstrong walk on the moon on his sixth birthday. He says, “I want my own kids to have a similar kind of wonderment and hope about future discoveries.”

Parents often dream of traveling with their children to teach them about science, geography and culture. Many teachers support them, as the Reed children’s teachers did. Other teachers were angry about the extra work.

Teacher Amanda says she feels frustrated when parents take students out of school for family trips. If she sends homework, she finds it’s often returned incomplete or incorrect, because the absent student didn’t hear her explanation in class. Some students suffer anxiety as they struggle to catch up. Research shows that students who are absent often, for any reason—excused or unexcused—performed more poorly in school.

Garrick agreed to miss five days of school for the Antarctic trip last year as a senior high school student, however. Managing the homework was a challenge, but it helped him gain time management skills. “And the trip is worth the effort,” he says, “sparking his interest in international relations. You can’t really put a price on changing your world view,” Garrick says. “That’s what travel has done for me. It has changed how I think about things.”

1.What’s the teachers’ attitude toward “playing hooky”?

A. They support it as it offers children hope about future discoveries.

B. It angers them because the homework is often returned incorrect.

C. They hold different kinds of views about playing hooky.

D. They are against it because too many students are absent.

2.According to the passage, why do the students have a poorer performance in school?

A. Because they are often absent for any reason.

B. Because they are not interested in study at all.

C. Because they travel with their parents too much.

D. Because they don’t do the homework regularly.

3.What benefit did Garrick get from his trip to Antarctica?

A. It made him lose time management skills.

B. It changed little of his world view.

C. It awoke his interest in international relations.

D. It made him more creative.

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We will start as soon as our team leader _______

A. comes　　　 　　　　　　 B. will come

C. come　　　 　　　　　　 　 D. is coming

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It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mum used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.

Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings (渴望) this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger”. When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (激素) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.

A craving is more complex. It activates brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Because of this, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger”. People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.

In a 2016 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that dieting or restricted eating generally increases the possibility of food cravings. So, the more you deny yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting (禁食) is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time lessened food cravings.

So, the next time you crave something very specific, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true when “stomach hunger” appears?

A.The part of brain which regulates some functions of our body works.

B.A chemical is produced by the stomach to start the appetite.

C.All the food we have eaten has been exhausted.

D.A hormone delivers a message to the brain for food.

2.What do we learn about food cravings?

A.It means the stomach functions well.

B.It ensures a person survives hunger.

C.It shows food is linked to feelings.

D.It proves the brain decides your appetite.

3.What’s the likely result of dieting?

A.The increase of food desire. B.The decrease of chemicals.

C.The refusal of fat and sugar. D.The disappearance of appetite.

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A.Dieting: It Makes You Crave More

B.Fasting: It Lessens Food Cravings

C.Food Cravings: They are All in Your Brain

D.Hunger: It is a Function of Survival

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It’s 3 o’clock and you’ve been hard at work. As you sit at your desk, a strong desire (欲望) for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesn’t. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The only thing you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.

Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way. Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They even call it simply “stomach hunger.” When our stomachs burn up all of the food we have eaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food, which controls our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. The brain then produces a chemical to start the appetite (食欲) and you eat. Hunger is a function of survival.

A craving is more complex. It activates (刺激) brain areas related to emotion, memory and reward. These are the same areas of the brain activated during drug-craving studies. Because of this, some scientists call food cravings “mind hunger.” People often crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or high in sugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.

In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that “dieting or controlled eating generally increases the possibility of food craving.” So, the more you refuse yourself a food that you want, the more you may crave it. However, fasting is a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of time reduced food cravings.

So, the next time you crave something very special, know that it’s the fault of your brain, instead of your stomach.

1.The author describes two situations in the first paragraph to ________.

A.deepen the understanding of hunger B.report the discovery of craving study

C.introduce the topic of the whole passage D.remind readers of their own special food

2.What do we learn about food craving?

A.It shows food is connected with emotion. B.It makes sure that a person survives hunger.

C.It means the stomach functions well. D.It proves the brain decides your appetite.

3.What’s the likely result of dieting?

A.The drop of chemicals. B.The increase of food desire.

C.The refusal of fat and sugar. D.The disappearance of appetite.

4.In which part of a newspaper can you see this passage?

A.Education. B.Entertainment.

C.Science. D.Economy.

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________her home, Mary helps her mother with some housework.

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The day started off just as any other summer morning. My father and sister enjoyed ham burger at the Macdonald’s I _______ eating much food, because I wanted to be healthy for the Avoyelles Basketball League game later that day. However, my family demanded I _______. Finally, I ate it and headed to the gym.

While at the _______ sitting with my friends, I began to think back on my past and missed my _______. I remembered how every morning I caught the _______ at her house, ready for each day’s journey. I remembered how we waited for the bus, laughing at Kenneth running late every morning while we _______ ourselves to a Snikers candy bar.

Wherever she went, I was there. The best part of year was when those pecans (山核桃) _______ from the pecan tree behind her house, My entire family would set aside a day to pick each pecan for her to _______ her outstanding pecan candy.

Anyone who knew her never keep her _______ in the kitchen. She would be busy behind the stove, or whatever you gave her to ________ with, shed make something happen. She would make food that made any ________ day pure excitement. Her food tasted so good that you couldn’t stop to take a ________.

One day while I was ________ for my Avoyelles Basketball League game, my sister Shane caught my ________. With a sorrowful book in her face. she ________ sated, “she was gone.”

The words repeated in my mind for what seemed like hours, Several of my friends ________ and questioned “what’s up with you?” Immediately the tears welled in my eyes.

Thus I began to realize the_ ________ , Nevermore will I enjoy a Snikers candy bar each morning while ________ Kenneth. Nevermore will I enjoy picking pecans as a(n) ________　 .Nevermore will I enjoy delicious pecan candy. Nevermore will I enjoy my blessing in the form of an angel. ________ forever my grandmother was gone.

1.A. enjoyed　　 B. avoided　　 C. kept　　 D. finished

2.A. rest　　 B. study　　 C. stay　　 D. eat

3.A. hospital　　 B. restaurant　　 C. gym　　 D. classroom

4.A. grandmother　　 B. friend　　 C. teacher　　 D. classmate

5.A. bus　　 B. chance　　 C. point　　 D. attention

6.A. introduced　　 B. treated　　 C. adjusted　　 D. changed

7.A. grew　　 B. hung　　 C. fell　　 D. resulted

8.A. buy　　 B. show　　 C. make　　 D. pay

9.A. busy　　 B. loose　　 C. interested　　 D. active

10.A. work　　 B. continue　　 C. meet　　 D. compels

11.A. fine　　 B. tiring　　 C. meaningful　　 D. unusual

12.A. gift　　 B. picture　　 C. breath　　 D. leave

13.A. preparing　　 B. applying　　 C. caring　　 D. searching

14.A. characters　　 B. pains　　 C. thoughts　　 D. eyes

15.A. carefully　　 B. politely　　 C. angrily　　 D. sadly

16.A. doubted　　 B. noticed　　 C. remembered　　 D. failed

17.A. reality　　 B. answer　　 C. problem　　 D. dream

18.A. thinking of　　 B. agreeing with　　 C. ailing up　　 D. laughing at

19.A. task　　 B. honor　　 C. family　　 D. company

20.A. if　　 B. but　　 C. though　　 D. because

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