It has become a daily routine(常规) for the stu...

It has become a daily routine(常规) for the students on bus No.7 in Arlington, Washington to wave to the “grandma in window”.

Every day for the past five years, you could find the old lady Louise Edlen sitting at her dining room table having breakfast as the kids were passing by. But one day in early October this year she was not found sitting in her usual place.

The kids didn’t see their old friend for a few days. They got worried. Finally, they learned that she had suffered a stroke(中风). “It was kind of heartbreaking to us because she was always there in the past five years,” seventh-grader Axtin Bandewerfhorst said.

But she was upset and was obviously still thinking about the 20 boys and girls who passed by her home every day. The day after the bus driver Carol Mitzelfeld brought a bouquet of flowers from the students to Edlen, the kids looked out of the window to find a sign reading “Thank you”.

“That really made me happy,” 10th-grader Cheyanne Holt said. “It shows how much we mean to her.”

So to welcome Edlen home from the hospital, they made her a sign of their own: a photo of the kids waving from inside the bus.

“Carol told us that a lot of times she even does not remember her daughter’s name, but she always remembers to wave to the kids on the bus,” Bandewerfhorst said. “That made me feel really special.”

Louise’s husband, Dave Elden, said, “The students’ daily move gives her something to look forward to every day.”

Elden has returned home, and is back to waving to the students every day.

1.When does the No. 7 bus pass Louise’s house?

A.In the morning. B.At noon.

C.In the evening. D.At night.

2.Where was the sign reading “Thank You” placed ?

A.In front of the hospital. B.On the school bus.

C.At the gate of the kids’ school. D.In front of the dining room window.

3.Louise felt upset in hospital because ___________.

A.she forgot her daughter’s name B.the kids didn’t visit her

C.she couldn’t see those kids as usual D.her illness made her suffer quite a lot

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Kenya’s long-distance runners are among the best in the world. Is their food and daily routine (常规) a key to the secret of their success? We spent a week at a training camp with ten top athletes (运动员) to find out. This is what we discovered.

They eat five times a day:

08:00　　　　 Breakfast

10:00　　　　 Mid-morning snack

13:00　　　　 Lunch

16:00　　　　 Afternoon snack

19:00　　　　 Supper

The Kenyan runners’ food is based on bread, rice, potatoes, porridge, cabbage, beans and ugali (balls of cornmeal). Ugali is usually eaten with vegetables.

Meat is eaten in fairly small amounts, just four times a week. The athletes drink a lot of tea with milk and sugar. They get all the vitamins (维生素) they need from their food — they never take vitamin pills.

They usually train as a group twice a day. The first run is at 6 o’clock in the morning and the afternoon run is at 5 o’clock. They run 10 to 15 kilometres in the morning and 6 to 8 kilometres in the afternoon. Once a week, the two 1,500-metre runners in the group run shorter distances at higher speeds.

An amazing part of the Kenyan food is its richness in carbohydrates (碳水化合物). Every 24 hours, they have about 600 grams of carbohydrates to give them energy for their training. They only eat a little fat, most of it coming from the milk they have in their tea. They drink about a litre (升) of water every day. Surprisingly, they drink more than a litre of tea every day, too. They always eat soon after training.

Rest and sleep are also an important part of the athletes’ programme. They are always in bed early and they always get a good night’s sleep.

1.Why did the author go to the training camp?

A.To improve his running. B.To report who are the best runners.

C.To learn from the athletes’ good habits. D.To find out why the athletes do so well.

2.What do we know about the first group run of the day?

A.It starts at midmorning. B.It happens before breakfast.

C.It is shorter than the second run. D.It is led by two 1,500-metre runners.

3.What surprised the author about the athletes?

A.They drink a lot of tea. B.They eat five times a day.

C.They never take vitamin pills. D.They take in a lot of milk and sugar.

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Technology has become so advanced that the previously impossible seems to occur on a daily basis. And yet — we still have no cure for the common cold.

According to Peter Barlow, a scientist at Edinburgh Napier University in the UK, the main challenge lies in the many different types of cold viruses. There are at least 160 types. They changed so easily that they quickly become resistant to drugs, or learn to hide from our immune systems. In other words, a single cure isn’t likely to work on every type of cold.

However, researchers from Stanford University have found a possible answer. They discovered a protein that the viruses need. Without it, they can’t spread inside your body. To　 identify the gene(基因) which produces the specific protein needed by the viruses, researchers used a gene-editing technique to test all genes. These modified (改变的) cells were then exposed to a range of viruses, including ones causing the common cold. All the viruses were unable to replicate (复制) inside cells without a gene that produces that specific protein.

Then, they tested genetically modified mice, which were completely unable to produce the protein. The mice were able to live normal lives without the protein. “Lacking that gene protected the mice completely from viral infection,” associate professor Jan Carette, from Stanford, told the BBC. “These mice would always die, but they lived through and we saw a very strong reduction in copying viruses and very strong protection. We have identified a fantastic target that all cold viruses require and depend on. Take that away and the virus really has no chance. ”

Carette said the plan is to find a drug which can temporarily control the protein, instead of producing genetically modified humans.

1.Which of the following can best describe common cold viruses?

A.Severe and deadly. B.Mysterious and stubborn.

C.Diverse and changeable. D.Challenging and oversized.

2.How does the protein work?

A.Help viruses spread. B.Reduce physical infection.

C.Fight against other viruses. D.Strengthen the immune system.

3.What can we learn about the genetically modified mice?

A.They caught cold easily. B.Their health worsened.

C.They produced more protein. D.They were able to survive,

4.What is purpose of the research?

A.To control certain genes. B.To conquer the common cold.

C.To test a new drug. D.To cure genetically modified mice.

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I won’t tell the student the answer to the math problem until he　　　　　 on it for more than an hour.

A. has been working　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will have worked

C. will have been working　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had worked

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I have taken jogging for about an hour every morning as my daily routine   _______the weather.

A. whatever       B. however       C. whichever      D. whenever

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China Daily Oct.11,2008-TheMinistry Of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday．

More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression，the Shanghai-based Wenhui Daily reported．The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020，the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent ,and mental problem will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide．

Dang Xianhong，the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，said rapid social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems．If these mental dispenses are not addressed on time, science of crimes，drug-taking and other dangerous behaviors are expected to rise．Experts said mental diseases could be caused by many factors，such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies．A number of experts have also said the one child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young．Children are said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in a one child family．

It’s reported that schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well-being．Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No，105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month．“Students can be arranged to have 40-minute counseling sessions.” Yin said．“The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.”

1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Efforts to Mark World Mental Health Day

B．Public Awareness on Youngsters’ Mental Diseases Expected

C．How to Maintain Mental Well-being

D．Seriousness of Youngsters Mental Health Problems

2.The writer intends to tell us in the second paragraph that _____.

A. mental problems will become as serious as deaths and illness

B. only young people are suffering from mental health problems

C. mental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problem

D. the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent

3.Which could be the consequence if the problem is left untreated?

A．Inability to handle interpersonal relations．

B．Unstable emotions．

C．Drug taking and other dangerous behaviors．

D．Rapid social changes

4.Why is Beijing No. 105 Middle School mentioned in the passage?

A．To provide the students with counseling sessions．

B．To give an example showing how mental problems are dealt with．

C．To help ease the anxiety arising from college entrance exams．

D．To call on other schools to learn from No．105 Middle Schoo1．

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China Daily Oc11,2008-TheMinistry Of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day which fell on Friday．

More than 15 percent of Chinese youths have been found with mental problems and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression，the Shanghai-based Wenhui Daily reported．The World Health Organization estimates that before 2020，the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent ,and mental problem will become a major factor behind deaths and illness in the young worldwide．

Dang Xianhong，the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，said rapid social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems．If these mental dispenses are not addressed on time, science of crimes，drug-taking and other dangerous behaviors are expected to rise．Experts said mental diseases could be caused by many factors，such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well, unstable emotions and pressures from an overload of studies．A number of experts have also said the one child policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young．Children are said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in a one child family．It’s reported that schools in many cities are rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well-being．Yin Jingmiao, a teacher of the Beijing No，105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month．“Students can be arranged to have 40-minute counseling sessions.” Yin said．“The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.”

1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Efforts to Mark World Mental Health Day

B．Public Awareness on Youngsters’ Mental Diseases Expected

C．How to Maintain Mental Well-being

D．Seriousness of Youngsters Mental Health Problems

2.The writer intends to tell us in the second paragraph that _____.

A. mental problems will become as serious as deaths and illness

B. only young people are suffering from mental health problems

C. mental health problems of the young are becoming a popular problem

D. the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent

3.Which could be the consequence if the problem is left untreated?

A．Inability to handle interpersonal relations．

B．Unstable emotions.

C．Drug taking and other dangerous behaviors．

D．Rapid social changes

4.Why is Beijing No. 105 Middle School mentioned in the passage?

A．To provide the students with counseling sessions．

B．To give an example showing how mental problems are dealt with．

C．To help ease the anxiety arising from college entrance exams．

D．To call on other schools to learn from No．105 Middle Schoo1．

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Searching for love is no longer just a favorite subject for songs. It has also become a huge industry. Researchers say the online dating industry in the US earned 649 million dollars in 2006. They expect this number to increase to more than 9 million dollars by 2011.

Experts say that the industry has grown because traditional social ties have weakened. Many young people leave behind a close community of friends and family to find work in bigger cities. People work longer hours, so they have less time to meet new people.

This helps explain the popularity of online dating. Some estimates say120 thousand marriages a year result from matches made on the Internet.

The dating industry has also been expanding in new ways. Many companies offer personalized services for finding the perfect mate. These companies are answering a large demand by single people. They are willing to invest their time and money to find love with carefully planned methods, instead of leaving love to chance.

AskRomeo is a company in Virginia. It provides single people with advice on how to meet a person for the first time.

Also in Virginia, the company True Life Partners provides a more costly and detailed dating service. The company hires a team of professional persons who help couples meet. But this level of service comes at a high price. Men pay thousands of dollars for the service. But women get to take part at no cost.

There are lots of other costs linked to dating. And we wonder how the economic recession(衰退) has affected dating in the US.

1.What can we infer from the first paragraph?

2.According to the passage, we can know ______.

3.The author took AskRomeo and True Life Partners for examples to ______.

4. What will the author talk about in the following paragraph?

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The media has a great effect on us in our daily life. Believe it or not,I will tell you a true story of my own.

Last evening I was watching the evening news on television. The news was about a prize for scientific_____; I forgot what it was. The announcer,whose name was Ralph Story, said something that caught my _____. “All great discoveries,”he said,"are made by people between the ages of twenty-five and thirty. ”_____a little over thirty myself, I wanted to disagree with him. _____ wants to think that he is past the age of making any discovery. The next day I happened to be in the public library and spent several hours looking up the____of famous people and their discoveries. Ralph was right.

First I looked at some of the_____discoveries. One of the earliest discoveries, the famous experiment that proved that bodies of different_____fall at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that____to a Nobel Prize when she was 28.

Einstein was 26 when he published his world-changing theory of relativity. Well,_____of that. Yet I____,if those “best years” were true in other___. How about the field of____? Surely it needed the wisdom of age to make a good leader. Perhaps it____,but look when these people____their career. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln____ the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six.

But why don’t the ____ years come after thirty? After thirty, I _____,most people do not want to take risks or try____ways. Then I thought of people like Shakespeare and Picasso. The former was writing wonderful works at the ripe age of fifty. while the latter was____trying new ways of painting when he was ninety!

Perhaps there is still____for me.

1.A.invention B.discovery C.experiment D.progress

2.A.mind B.idea C.attention D.thought

3.A.As B.Being C.However D.Beyond

4.A.Everybody B.Somebody C.Nobody D.Whoever

5.A.names B.ages C.addresses D.education

6.A.pleasant B.scientific C.last D.latest

7.A.heights B.sizes C.weights D.lengths

8.A.led B.meant C.stuck D.referred

9.A.more B.none C.much D.enough

10.A.believed B.trusted C.wondered D.asked

11.A.fields B.countries C.courses D.areas

12.A.agriculture B.society C.industry D.politics

13.A.is B.will C.has D.does

14.A.finished B.went C.started D.failed

15.A.broke up B.gave up C.took up D.picked up

16.A.best B.bad C.good D.worst

17.A.bless B.argue C.guess D.agree

18.A.odd B.new C.old D.nice

19.A.still B.hardly C.seldom D.never

20.A.advice B.problem C.wish D.hope

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Since technology has become popular, a new term was created for trouble on the web. cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is willful and repeated harm caused by the use of computers, cell phones or other electronic devices. Research on teens shows that 50% of them in our country have been bullied in their lifetime and 1/3 have been bullied online. 1.

Before that, it' s important to understand why cyberbullying happens. One reason is revenge(报复). 2. Another is that they sometimes just don' t understand what they are doing is wrong. In some cases, they think they are being funny.

3. But they couldn't be more wrong. The potential problem is that bullies will get into trouble in school, at home or even by the police if what they are doing is a threat. 4. Experiences with cyberbullying are linked to low self-respect, depression and even killing oneself.

If you have been affected by a cyberbully, there are some things you can do. If someone posts a mean comment, don't feel like you need to revenge. 5. You can also counteract(抵消) the negativity by creating positive content, such as posting nice and uplifting things on your Weibo or Wechat accounts. Finally, if the abuse really affects your social relationships, get help from a trusted adult or turn to the law. Together, cyberbullying will become a thing of the past.

A. Then what about their victims?

B. The victims are in need of help.

C. Bullies may think their comments are no big deal.

D. This problem is affecting so many teens across the country.

E. Delete it or keep all evidence by taking screenshots and report it to the app.

F. The other person did something to the bullies, and they feel it right to do it.

G. Therefore, we should look into the problem more carefully to see what can be done to end cyberbullying.

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