As children, our parents had dreams for us. They wanted us to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest ______. Later in life, friends and spouses (配偶) may also have schedules for us. People close to us may have ideas about ______ we should live our lives. The ideas usually ______ love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them— ______ it is the parent who wants us to ______ his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an alreadydefined role. We can appreciate and consider those people's input, but ______ we must follow our own inner guidance.
There may come a time when all the suggestions can become ______. We may feel that the people we love don't approve of our judgment, which can ______ us to some extent. It can ______ the choices we make for our lives by making us ______ ourselves. It may also fill a void (空虚) with their ______ before we've had a chance to decide what we want. However, it can affect us ______ as well. We may have to ______ the feelings of resistance and to keep ourselves off from them. But we can take some time to ______ ourselves of any unnecessary doubts and go within to become ______ on what we desire for ourselves.
We can tell our loved ones how much we ______ their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own ______. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences ______ to rob us of wonderful life lessons and the opportunity to ______ our own judgment. When they see that we are happy with our lives, they can see all we need them do is to share ______ with us.
1.A. need B. ability C. potential D. creativity
2.A. what B. how C. why D. where
3.A. come across B. put away C. lead to D. come from
4.A. whether B. if C. while D. when
5.A. apply to B. live out C. manage to D. speed up
6.A. desperately B. comfortably C. eventually D. deliberately
7.A. unreliable B. understandable C. practical D. unbearable
8.A. ignore B. hurt C. defeat D. abandon
9.A. abuse B. mix C. influence D. reform
10.A. fight B. scold C. resist D. doubt
11.A. wishes B. themes C. benefits D. successes
12.A. universally B. abnormally C. actively D. effectively
13.A. handle B. realize C. avoid D. know
14.A. remind B. rid C. inform D. warn
15.A. false B. vain C. nuclear D. clear
16.A. reward B. praise C. appreciate D. trust
17.A. decisions B. requirements C. reservations D. commands
18.A. less than B. more than C. other than D. rather than
19.A. attain B. polish C. instruct D. mature
20.A. lesson B. joy C. opportunity D. freedom
How to be a safe and smart searcher
Several keywords will help to find better results. 1. If you want to find out about seagulls (海鸥), for example, search for “bird seagull” and not just “seagull”， because seagull might also be the name of anything else, from a hotel to a documentary film.
Exact references can help you find what you're looking for. If you are looking for an exact phrase or sentence, e．g. “seagulls are very clever”， type it between inverted commas (“”) and only exact matches will be shown. 2.
Avoid common words like “a” or “the” in a search. These aren't always helpful and are usually unnecessary.
Remove unwanted results by adding a minus symbol (). For example, “Seagullhotelfilm” would leave out all references to hotels and films.
Check your spelling. Make sure that you spell every word in the search box correctly. 3. That's because sometimes there are mistyped words existing.
Have a filter (筛选程序). It's a good idea to filter your online searchers, especially when you are searching for pictures. Ask an adult to help you add a filtering system. There are lots of filtering software options (可选择的事物) available.
4. Some search engines personalize the results, so check out the option of using a search engine that doesn't do this and you will get different results.
Make sure the reliability. Reliability is very important when you are searching on the Internet. Always ask yourself, “Is this reliable？” Don't make the mistake of believing everything you see. Some websites are unreliable and some information is false. 5.
A．Make sure that you're using the safest search settings.
B．The smallest typing mistakes can bring unwanted results.
C．Check your information on other websites before accepting it.
D．Use more than one keyword when you are doing a search.
E．Experiment with different search engines until you find the one that's best for you.
F．This is useful when you want to find something you've already seen but lost.
G．But finding the right information among thousands of links can be a real challenge.
Most people realize that fast food isn't the healthiest or besttasting cuisine(菜肴). It is, however, expected to be fast.
Many chains like McDonald's have struggled with slower food delivery in recent years, because there are more items on the menu. But the world's largest restaurant chain, which serves 68 million customers daily in 119 countries, is trying to change that.
For several months, McDonald's has been testing what's called the “justforyou experience”. In 200 U S restaurants (and more than 2，000 across the globe), customers are able to order directly from a selfserve kiosk(售货亭), af
ter which an employee brings the meal directly to the table.
McDonald's chief executive Steve Easterbrook, speaking at a McDonald's i
n New 
York's Tribeca neighbourhood on Thursday, said the company has long expected customers to adapt to its business model of ordering at the counter and then waiting to collect their own food. Now, he said, “We're adapting our business around customers.”
It showed that “test runs at more than 500 restaurants…showed an increase in foot traffic and contributed to a midsingledigit percentage increase in restaurant sales, lifting the 5 to 6 average check by 1, on average.” Customer satisfaction scores also increased, “because families, in particular, appreciate having their food brought to them.”The company also announced the beginning of a new mobile orderandpay app, which would allow customers to order and pay for food from their smart phones.
Mike, a common customer, said, “As a father of two small children, I'm every fastfood chain's target customer. My wife and I try to avoid McDonald's when possible, but like many parents we end up going. I've used the selfserve kiosks and like them a lot: they're easy to use, reduce the pressure of making a choice with impatient customers behind you, and make a big difference in delivery time. I just hope they don't start expecting me to tip.”
1.Why do many chains have a slower food delivery in the past several years?
A. Because they have struggled many expectations.
B. Because they have more dishes to serve people.
C. Because they have the world's largest restaurant chains.
D. Because sometimes they have too many customers.
2.How do customers get their food after ordering food selfserve kiosks?
A. By testing McDonald's machine.
B. By taking food by themselves.
C. By letting waiters bring food for them.
D. By letting employees serve for them.
3.What's the result of trying “justforyou experience”？
A. It is a great success.
B. It caused traffic jam.
C. It's well received only by app users.
D. It still needs to be observed.
4.What can we infer from what Mike said?
A. His family don't like McDonald's.
B. He's willing to give tips for good service.
C. Selfserve kiosks are a good choice.
D. It's hard for him to spend the delivery time.
“Smombies”—people walking while staring at their smart phones—are very real and a growing cause for concern. Tired of having to constantly alert both locals and tourists to pay more attention to their surroundings to avoid serious accidents, authorities of a small German town have come up with a more positive solution—embedding(嵌入) traffic lights in the pavement to make them visible to people constantly looking down at their phones.
The seemingly ridiculous safety measure was put in place. Authorities in Augsburg decided to act, installing ground level traffic lights at two tram(有轨电车) stops last Tuesday. The lights flash red every time a tram is approaching, or when the regular traffic light turns red. “We realized that the normal traffic light isn't in the line of sight of many pedestrians these days，” said Tobias Hermes, a city administration official. “So we decided to have an additional set of lights—the more we have, the more people are likely to notice them.”
Some Augsburg residents appear to be quite happy with the idea.“I think it makes sense，” Jack Smith said, speaking to The Augsburger All
gemeine. “One always sees young people these days running over red lights. This makes it more obvious that you need to stop.”
Others, however, found the need for ground traffic lights disturbing and even frightening. “I find it scary that smart phone users are so engrossed that they need to install lights in the ground so that they notice the tram coming，” one person told the local paper.
But do this kind of pavementembedded lights actually
work? Well, if one interviewed teenager is to be believed, not really. “To be honest I didn't even notice it，” he told The Augsburger Allgemeine. “Maybe it'd be useful at night, but yeah, I didn't realize it was there until just now.”
The word “smombie”—a mashup of the words smart phone and zombie—was born in Germany. It was voted “youth word of the year” in 2015, but the serious consequences of this behaviour are no laughing matter.
1.Which of the following about “smombies” is TRUE?
A. It refers to people who are fond of walking.
B. It refers to people who are looking at phones while walking.
C. It refers to people who concern others very much.
D. It refers to people who hate locals and tourists.
2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “engrossed” in Paragraph 4?
A. Disturbed. B. Frightened.
C. Addicted. D. Encouraged.
3.What may be the best title for the text?
A. Ground traffic lights for people looking at smart phones
B. Effective ways to educate people to obey traffic rules
C. The meanings of ground traffic lights
D. The serious problem of traffic safety
I was sitting in a fast food restaurant with my two children, who at the time were about 6 and 9. Inside there was also a group of teens in Gothic(哥特式的) dress and appearance. Everyone kept away from them inside the restaurant.
Outside the restaurant, people jumped past the homeless man searching the garbage bin, who was looking for food or perhaps a cigarette. I too had rushed past him with my youngsters, refusing his request for money but thinking maybe, just maybe, I would bring him some food. It turned out that I didn't have to.
One girl in the Gothic youth jumped up, went to the counter and ordered more food, which she then took outside to the homeless man and sat on the bench with him, chatting away as he ate. He didn't say much—he was greedy—but I think I saw a bit of a smile and a flash in his eyes as he nodded to her questions.
Writing this now, several years later, I still choke up. That girl was a model citizen living the values of goodness and kindness. These are values I have always held high and hoped to teach my kids. She made my job much easier. We stopped by on our way out and thanked her for setting such a positive example for us. I hope that hearing that has made as much of a difference in her life as seeing what she did has made to ours.
1.Why did people keep away from the teens in the fast food restaurant?
A. Because they were dressed in Gothic dress.
B. Because they were too young to pay their meal.
C. Because they liked to quarrel with others.
D. Because they killed two children.
2.What did the homeless man want the author to do?
A. To help him get money. B. To bring him some food.
C. To provide him with money. D. To refuse to take care of him.
3.It can be inferred that the homeless man ________.
A. was very greedy in deed B. was very hungry at that time
C. didn't like talking with others much D. didn't answer the girl's questions
4.What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A. The author is also a model citizen like the girl.
B. The author sets a good example for the girl.
C. The author is deeply moved by the girl.
D. The author has sympathy for the girl.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET
ELEPHANT 
ENDOTHELIOTROPIC HERPESVIRUS (EEHV) IS A DEADLY VIRUS WHICH AFFECTS YOUNG ELEPHANTS GLOBALLY. We want to find a solution to this disease.
This complex disease is having a catastrophic(灾难性的) effect on the global conservation of the Asian elephant and we want to find a solution to the problem as soon as possible to stop more elephants from dying from this deadly disease.
EEHV DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE (区别)
It doesn't matter whether it's a two year old elephant at Chester Zoo, at a zoo in the USA or in the wild in Africa—this is a problem right around the world which makes it even more critical(关键的) that we find an answer. We don't want it to be an extinction level event for this important animal.
MIKE JORDAN, CHESTER ZOO'S COLLECTIONS DIRECTOR
At present, not enough is known about this disease so we need to carry out important research to hopefully get closer to finding a way to stopping it killing more elephants. We're part of the world conservation community devoted to the conservation of Asian elephants, so we will continue to carry out more research and work to discover more about this virus and how to treat it.
WE'RE ACTING FOR ELEPHANTS…
…to help save the global population of the species. You can help find a solution by making a donation today. We Will Never Forget.
DONATE TO WE WILL NEVER FORGET
Join the fight now and 100% of your money will support the research and help us put a stop to this deadly virus.
1.According to the passage, what do we know about EEHV?
A. It has affected many Asian animals. B. It hasn't been well controlled.
C. It has a little effect on elephants. D. It is a kind of animal.
2.Which of the following about Mike Jordan is TRUE?
A. He works for protecting elephants.
B. He is a wellknown animal doctor.
C. He is a famous spoken person for elephants.
D. He's most likely to find the cause of the disease.
3.How can you donate money?
A. By giving it to Mike Jordan. B. By giving it to the author.
C. By making donations regularly. D. By making donations through bank.
4.What is the text is meant to?
A. To explain it's difficult to protect Asian elephants.
B. To encourage people to research EEHV.
C. To attract people to save Asian elephants.
D. To introduce something about Asian elephants.
