Eric and Chen first met in their Math class at an American college．Chen was an international student f1. China．He wanted to learn about American culture and hoped he and Eric would become good friends．At first, Eric seemed f2. ．He always greeted Chen warmly before class．Sometimes he offered to study with Chen．He even i3.Chen to eat lunch with him．But after the term was over and they were in different classes, Eric seemed more distant．They didn’t s4. each other very much at college．One day Chen called Eric, But Eric didn’t seem very interested in talking to him, Chen was h5.by Eric’s change of attitude（态度）.“Eric said we were friends.” Chen said．“I thought friends were friends forever．As a foreigner, he doesn’t understand the way Americans view friendship.
Americans use the word “friend” in a very general way．Their friendship is based on common
i6.．When the shared activity ends and they have no the same interests, the friendship may die．Now as Eric and Chen are no longer c7., their “friendship” has changed.
In some cultures friendship m8.a strong life-long tie between two people—friendship develops slowly, since it is built to last．American friendship develops q9. , and it may change just as quickly.
Learning how Americans view friendship can help non-Americans remove misunderstandings（误解）．It can h10.them make friends in the American way.
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Think about the distance（距离）you traveled in the last six months of your life. About how many miles（kilometers）did you go？Lucid went quite a distance. On March 22, 1996，she started a journey. She traveled 188 days, 4 hours，and 14 seconds in total. This is a little over six months. So what distance did Lucid travel? She went 75.2 million miles（1,203,200,000 kilometers）!
How could Lucid go so far? How could she journey so fast? Lucid was an American astronaut and she was in space. She lived on a space station. The space station was the Russian space station Mir. She lived and worked with two Russian astronauts.
On Mir,it was hard for Lucid to know what day it was.Why?Mir did not stay in one place.It orbited the Earth.It went around the Earth.Mir’s orbit meant that darkness did not mean the day was over. Darkness fell many times during a 24-hour period.Darkness fell about every 45 minutes. Lucid did something to help her remember what day it was. She wore pink socks on every seventh day. The pink socks reminded Lucid about something else,too. The pink socks helped Lucid remember that Jell-O would be served for dinner. On Mir,Jell-O was a special treat. It was only served on Sunday.
Lucid worked hard to deserve the honor of working on Mir. She went to school for a long time.She was one of the first six women to be accepted into the astronaut-training program. She flew on several American missions. When accepted for Mir, she had to learn Russian in less than 18 months. On Mir, Lucid conducted many experiments. One experiment she conducted was with wheat. Lucid grew wheat. Growing plants in space was important, because green plants could provide oxygen and food for space travelers.
1.When did Lucid start the journey?
2.Did Lucid live on a space station?
3.How did Lucid remember what day it was?
4.Why was growing plants in space important?
5.What is the story mainly about?
Would you like to explore (开发) the oceans？Do you want to find more life than we imagine there？For Jacques Cousteau, the answer was “yes”．His career was a life-long dream, and he is probably the most famous ocean scientist in recent times．
Cousteau was born in France in 1910．Even as a child, he loved water．Cousteau was bright, but he got bored with school and began to cause trouble．1.．There, Cousteau finally felt challenged．He studied hard and did well in all his courses．In 1933, he served as a general officer in the French Navy．2.．He worked on a breathing machine to stay under water longer．It was finished in 1943．
In 1948, Cousteau became a captain, and he had new duties．Even so, he continued to explore the oceans．Two years later, he became the president of the French Oceanographic Campaigns．He also bought a ship to help with his dives．3.．To do that, he produced many films and published（出版）a number of books．His films include The Silent World (1956)”,“World without Sun(1966)”．One of his books is The Living Sea (1963)”．
4.．Its work was to further oceanic research and to encourage people to help protect the oceans and the life within them．
Cousteau won many honors for his work, including the Medal of Freedom and membership in the French Academy in 1989．
A．Cousteau was interested in fishing
B．In 1974, he founded the Cousteau Society
C．But he needed a way to get money for his trips
D．His parents sent him to a strict boarding school
E．He also began to explore the life under the water
Is your TV connected to the Internet? What about your chair,or your fridge? Probably they are not. But in the future, most things in your home may be connected, thanks to the so-called “Internet of things”.
The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you think. Earlier this year, A Samsung CEO spent a lot of time talking about the Internet things. He said that five years from now,every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of things,no matter whether it’s a remote control or a washing machine.
So, how do household(家用的) objects that are part of the Internet of things work? Well,think of a common chair. When connected to the Internet, the chair warms up when it knows the user has just walked into the room and is feeling cold.
An Internet-connected camera could help people feel safer in their homes. It can know people’s faces and has an infrared sensor(红外传感器),so even if it’s dark it can see when someone passes by and send you a message on your smartphone to let you know who’s there. If the person is someone you don’t know,it can tell you that ,too.
But according to MIT Technology Roview, whether companies are connecting dog food bowls or security systems to the Internet, there may be some problems. For example, many early connected-home objects don’t have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked(被黑客攻击). Morever, it could be difficult to get these new machines to work together especially when they are made by different companies. To fight this ,many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45 menbers by late 2014.
So, picture this: you enter your home.The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that this would be a good thing? I t may happen sooner than you think.
1.What does the article mainly talk about?
A. Advantages of living with the Internet
B. Disadvantages of living with the Internet
C. The coming ” Internet of things”
D. The imposslble ” Internet of things”
2.Which of the following can support the idea “how will household objects connected to the Internet work?”
A. A warm chair connected to the Internet
B. Dog food bowls connected to the Internet
C. A remote comtrol made by the Samsung Company
D. An Internet-connected camera with an infrared sensor.
3.Paragraph 5 is mainly about _________
A. the possible problems of” the Internet of things”
B. the problems with early connecten-home objects
C. how to get different new machines working together
D. how to solve the ” the Internet of things” problems
4.Which of the following words best describes the writer’s tone(语气) in the article?
A. Doubtful B. Hopeful
C. Humorous D. Worried
According to a recent newspaper article, girls do better than boys at every level of education．So it is hardly surprising that boys are now far more likely（可能的） than girls to go to universities.
“Eclipsed” (黯然失色)
Mary Curnock Cook, a leader of the University, is so worried about the future of boys that she wants to see a national effort to solve the problem．If this difference goes on growing, girls born this year will be 75% more likely to go to university than boys．
So what is at the root of this gap（差距）? Are there changes in the nature of universities which have led to the dominance of girls on campus? Are girls simply better at schoolwork these days, and boys less interested?
By the time teenagers get to their high school, the number of girls is bigger．So before they sit a single exam, there are probably more girls than boys who are likely to go to university.
“Waste of time?”
The average grade for a girl is C+ compared to C for a boy at A-level examinations．But the differences between boys and girls start much earlier on.
According to a University of Bristol study, boys are nearly twice as likely as girls to have fallen behind by the time they start school．Primary schools often have more female teachers, and mothers helping out.
According to the study, girls and boys often have different attitudes towards schoolwork．The report says : “Boys are more likely than girls to regard school as a waste of time.” What’s more, boys tend（倾向） to spend over one hour less per week on homework than girls．They are more likely to play computer games and less likely to read outside of school.
“There are a lot of boys thinking they can get away with the least work and wanting to spend their time doing other ‘more interesting things’,” says Roger Leighton, the former head teacher of Sydney Russell School．“Girls, on the other hand, tend to understand the need to work hard earlier on --- they take a longer view.”
1.Mary Curnock Cook wants to _______.
A. find out the cause for the difference B. find out the number of girls on campus
C. see boys work harder than they used to D. see people work together on the problem
2.The underlined word “dominance” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to “______”.
A. achievement in schoolwork B. position of advantage
C. progress in subjects D. control of attention
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Boy do better at some levels of education.
B. There are changes in the nature of universities.
C. Girls spend more time on schoolwork than boys.
D. Boys and girls perform similarly in primary school.
4.Which of the following is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Which is more attractive to students?
B. What do girls understand better than boys?
C. Why do more girls than boys go to university?
D. Who is more likely to do a better job in universities?
Going to a new school can feel like starting all over again．You may feel like sad or angry about leaving your old school or friend．You may feel excited about a new beginning or a“fresh start”．You may feel nervous about having to meet new people．All of these feelings are normal when you start at a new school．
Most kids worry about fitting in at their new school．It’s common for a new kid to feel like an outsider for the first few weeks．Although you can be lonely, you can help yourself fit in by being friendly．Even if you are nervous, try to smile, say hello and ask questions．
Here are two places where you might meet friends in a new school:
● The classroom: Look around you, is there anyone who you can talk to? Do you take part in group activities in class? If so, try to join a new group every time．
● Playground: Most schools offer many team sports．Try to join these sports．
Some kids worry about their teachers when they start a new school．Even if the teachers are supportive, it can take some time to adjust to new rules or ways of teaching．Try talking to them about your problem．Besides, with a familiar face in the front of your classroom you may feel more comfortable during the first few weeks of school．
1.The best title for the passage is _______．
A. How to find a new school B. The first few weeks in a new school
C. Tips for your “fresh start” D. Normal feelings in a new school
2.What does the underlined words “adjust to” in the passage mean?
A. 改变 B. 适应 C. 反对 D. 支持
3.Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Not all the kids worry about their teachers when they start a new school．
B. It is normal for a newcomer to feel lonely on a new campus.
C. The teachers in a new school won’t help the new students．
D. It is easy to find new friends in the classroom or playground．
4.Which advice is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Joining in group activities in class． B. Taking part in physical exercises．
C. Going to the lab or library． D. Talking with the teachers．
