Snake dishes have become popular_1.__recent years. Snake meat in various flavor(风味) is often seen in restaurant ads. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行)，and if you haven’t eaten snake yet, you_2.__(consider)”out of date”. But I wonder_3.__all the trends are worth following.
Some people may defend themselves_4.__saying that snake meat is nutricious(有营养的)。But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，_5.__ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.
According_6._a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as_7.__as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!
These figures warn us that if no action is taken, _8.__number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will _9._in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?
So let’s start not to eat snakes any more, because” to protect the snake is to protect __10._.”
I was tired and hungry after a long day of work.
When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked ____at me and said, “I love you.” I didn't know what to say. ____ several seconds all I could do was to stand there and ____ down at him . My first thought was that he must need ____ with
his homework or he was trying to __5 __ me for some news.
Finally I asked, “What was that all about?”
“Nothing,”he said. “My teacher said we should____ our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s ____
The next day I called his teacher to find out more about this “experiment” and how the other parents had ____.
“Most of the fathers had the___ reacting as you did,”the teacher said. “When I first ___ we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The _ is,”the teacher explained, “feeling loved is an important part of ___It is something all people__. What I'm trying to tell the children is that it's too ___ we don't all express those feeling. A boy should be ____ to tell his dad he loves him.
The teacher, a middle - aged man, understands how ____ it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.
When my son came to me that evening, I held on to him for ____second. And just ____ he pulled away , I said in my deepest , most manly voice , “Hey , I love you , too . ”
I don't know if saying that made either of us healthier, but it did feel pretty good. Maybe next time one of my children said “I love you”, it would not take me a whole ____to think of the right ____.
1.A. down B. away C. out D. up
2.A. After B. For C. At D. On
3.A. sit B. get C. look D. knock
4. rest B. time C. help D. paper
5.A. report B. prepare C. answer D. excuse
6.A. help B. tell C. ask D. make
7.A. a matter B. an experiment C. a word D. a sentence
8.A. said B. reacted C. done D. explained
9.A. same B. different C. usual D. common
10.A. suggested B. agreed C. allowed D. planned
11.A. point B. idea C. way D. cause
12.A. body B. health C. life D. study
13.A. have B. know C. take D. need
14.A. bad B. good C. late D. early
15.A. fit B. ready C. worth D. able
16.A. easy B. much C. often D. difficult
17.A. a more B. after C. an exact D. an extra
18.A. before B. after C. because D. if
19.A. day B. week C. afternoon D. night
20.A. answer B. result C. reason D. experiment
Happiness is a choice. For every minute you are angry or irritated, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. Be happy and be yourself. If others don’t like it, then let them alone._ 1.___ Begin today by taking responsibiliity for your own happniess. Here are some ways to choose happiness:
Choose to be around the right people. __2.__Relationships should help you , not hurt you. Surround yourself with people who reflect the person you want to be. Choose friends who you are proud to know, who you admire and people who love and respect you--- people who make your day a little brghter.
Choose to focus on what you have, not on what you haven’t. Being grateful for the goodness that is already evident in your life will bring you a deeper sense of happiness. _3.__ It makes sense.The chance of being happy in your life is small if you aren’t thankful for what you already have.
__4.__ The reason why so many of us fail is that we tend to look at how far we still have to go, instead of how far we have come. Remember life is a journey not a destination. This moment, like every moment, is a priceless gift and an opportunity. Be positive, smile and make it count. A great attitude always leads to great experiences.
Choose to smile more often. A smile is a choice, not a miracle. Don’t wait for people to smile. 5._ A genuine smile makes you and everyone around you feel better. The simple act of smiling sends a message to your brain that you’re happy.
A.Choose a good attitude.
B.Show them how to do it.
C.Choose totake care of yourself.
D.Life isn’t about pleasing everybody.
E.And that’s without having to go out to get anything new.
F.Spend time with nice people who are smart and determined.
G.Happiness is worth fighting for, but you can’t be the only one to fight for it.
You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞
击) through a wind and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks. There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For exa
mple, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.
Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls too.
1.Stuntmen are those who ______.
A. often dress up as actors
B. prefer to lead dangerous lives
C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions
D. often fight each other for their lives
2.Stuntmen earn their living by ______.
A. playing their dirty tricks
B. selling their special skills
C. jumping out of high windows
D. jumping from fast moving trains
3.Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?
A. Strength. B. Exactness.
C. Speed. D. Carefulness.
4.What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?
A.Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.
B The percentage of serious accidents is high.
C. Parachutes must be of good quality.
D. The cliff is too high.
Several interesting American museums tell about health subjects. One is the Doctor Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry. It is at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. That is where the first college in the world to train dentists began. The museum tells about the history of the medical treatment of teeth.
Visitors can see some frightening devices that once were used to remove infected (受感染的) teeth. They also can see sets of teeth made of animal bone. They were made for a famous American -- the first President, George Washington. Most people do not consi
der a visit to the dentist their idea of a good time. However, the director of the museum says he wanted to make the museum a fun place to visit. He says he also wants to teach visitors about the importance of taking care of their teeth.
Another museum collects devices that help people hear. The Kenneth W. Berger Hearing Aid Museum is at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The museum has more than three-thousand hearing aids from around the world. They include old and strange devices. Some hearing aids were made to look like other objects. That is because in the past many people did not want anyone to know they were wearing a hearing aid.
1. It is common for people to think it uneasy to pay a visit to ____.
A. the University of Maryland B. the Museum of Dentistry
C. the Hearing Aid Museum D. the dentist
2.The text mainly tells about _____.
A. museums in the US
B. interesting American museums
C. American museums with health subjects
D. the history of the medical treatment of teeth
3.What do we learn about George Washington from the text?
A. He once visited the National Museum of Dentistry.
B. He considered the Museum of Dentistry a fun place to visit
C. His artificial teeth were collected in the National Museum of Dentistry.
D. His teeth seemed to be made of animal bone.
4. The underlined word “devices” in the first and last paragraph probably means _____.
A. museums B. strategies
C. hearing aids D. tools
Ellis Island is located in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is open daily year round from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours during summer. It is closed on December 25. There is no admission charge to Ellis Island; but donations are gratefully accepted.
At Your Fingertips
Park information (212) 363-7620
Emergencies (212) 363-3260
Ferryboat information (212) 269-5755
Lost and found (212)363-7620
Dining, gifts & audio tour 344-0996
Transportation
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry; boats leave from Battery Park, Manhattan, and from Liberty State Park, New Jersey. They run about every 30 to 45 minutes beginning at 9:15 a.m.(The time for ferry is changeable)
Hours: May vary; call the number above
Closed: December 25
Ferry fees (includes Liberty and Islands) adults, $7; senior citizens, $6; children (age 3~17), $5. (Group rates are available
for 25 or more adults.)
1.In summer, visitors will have ______ to visit Ellis Island.
A. a limited time B. a longer time
C. a shorter time D. a wonderful time
2.Which number would you call if our friend were suddenly ill? _______
A. (212)344-0996B. (212)363-7620
C. (212) 363-3260D. (212) 269-5755
3. Which of the following is NOT true?________
A. People can visit Ellis Island free of charge.ww.zxxk
B. The boats departure time from Battery Park is at 9:15 all the year round.
C. Ferry fees for children are cheaper than for adults.
D. Ferry fees for group visitors can be reduced.
