Over and over again I meet babies desperately 1. (try) to “read” a magazine with fingers. I am constantly shocked: How can these parents stay at ease when their kids 2. (harm) so much from technology? How on earth can they not know what a magazine is in other ways?
Researchers from Canada looked at this. The results were not good, especially for younger children. They found that parents that used technology too much negatively affected their 3. (children) sense of security. Besides, babies need imagination, not instant satisfaction, which is 4. screens often provide. “Babies are often distressed and put into bad mood when they turn to their parent 5. a connection and discover the parent is uninterested,” they wrote.
Being involved in too many electronic devices (设备)6. (be) bad. But the idea that parents should spend all of their free time ensuring kids are well-developed is actually a modem concept – and an 7. (absolute) unrealistic one. Our kids will just be fine if we hand over the iPad at a restaurant to have a grown-up conversation.
I’m certainly not arguing that hours upon hours of screen time is a good idea for kids, 8. that we shouldn’t try to have their view 9. (broad). But who among us didn’t give our parents 10. much-needed weekend break by sitting in front of Saturday morning cartoons?
I first discovered Cafe Gratitude several months ago. My friend Dr. Heather invited me to ______ her for lunch. Heather had ______ moved to Los Angeles, and we would discuss the project we were doing. As we sat down and were ______ the delicious vegetarian menu, the server who came to take our ______ asked us the question of the day, “What are you grateful for?”
I felt a familiar stir (震动) in my chest, and my eyes began to water. ______ a pause, Heather ______ her hand to me and said that it was with me. I expressed my gratitude to be with her ______, enjoying this moment of our shared ______ and her new start in Los Angeles. After a delicious lunch, I decided to stay a while longer ______ the question had inspired me to meet the co-owner, Ryland. Pauses or ______ in life are a very good time to listen to what’s ______ inside of our hearts.
When Ryland came over to my ______ with his big smile, his title of Chief Inspiration Officer seemed very ______ for his personality. He gave me his ______ attention as he opened his heart to listen. I told him how I wanted to help him open more ______ so there could be more places to eat and help spread this ______ of “being generous and grateful every day.” Since that ______, Cafe Gratitude is my favorite place to eat.
What a rewarding and meaningful experience! And I’ve since learned that Cafe Gratitude ______ business through what they call “Sacred Commerce” where they provide “inspired service, and express ______ for the richness of our lives.” A simple question that day ______ me down new paths and gave me new friendships.
1.A. attend B. accompany C. involve D. join in
2.A. even B. ever C. seldom D. just
3.A. looking B. testing C. planning D. studying
4.A. space B. time C. order D. place
5.A. Without B. Despite C. In terms of D. Regardless of
6.A. reached B. shook C. clapped D. stuck
7.A. either B. as well as C. also D. too
8.A. project B. seat C. honesty D. friendship
9.A. for B. as C. if D. before
10.A. actions B. delays C. hurries D. dreams
11.A. looking on B. insisting on C. going on D. agreeing on
12.A. company B. table C. house D. car
13.A. suitable B. ready C. eager D. longing
14.A. simple B. full C. urgent D. regular
15.A. hotels B. schools C. clubs D. restaurants
16.A. lesson B. note C. message D. lecture
17.A. meeting B. performance C. act D. vacation
18.A. trains B. practices C. reviews D. concludes
19.A. explanation B. appreciation C. consideration D. application
20.A. surprised B. led C. returned D. held
I always used to think that the drive across a four-kilometer stretch from my house to the main road was a pain. Almost everyone in the world seemed to want to go somewhere at the same time. And exactly at the moment when our car inched towards the front, the lights would turn red again. 1.
Then one day something magical happened. The fact is my neck was a bit stiff that morning. 2. Beyond the pavement a gulmohar (凤凰木) tree with a vivid crown of bright red and orange blossoms in bunches. The small leaves were equally beautiful. I racked my head for expressions to describe them.
The gulmohar’s small neighbor was cooler. I recognized it as an Ashoka tree. I felt that the Ashoka did not have a private music collection of its own. My gaze shifted to its neighbor. Now this one was a beauty in its own way. They seemed to be friends. 3. The Ashoka looked like their parent or guardian content to be in its own world.
Suddenly the trees seemed to be moving away from me. Had they set out on their outing already?4. The traffic lights had turned green and we were on our way. For the first time I felt the traffic signal was not such a bad sort. 5. Did that feel good!
A. It had got me new friends.
B. Then I realized what it was.
C. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
D. It was a clear five-minute wait there.
E. The red light is always attractive to me.
F. As I moved my head to the left I saw it for the first time.
G. Rather, they seemed like two young girls planning a happy outing.
Like most of you, I’ve grown up with science putting it into my head that eating Cholesterol (胆固醇) is bad for us. My doctor has scolded me repeatedly for liking high-cholesterol snacks. But now, after 40 years of giving cholesterol such a rap, the scientific experts are reportedly ready to reverse (颠倒) themselves. Suddenly, we’re going to be told that high-cholesterol foods are not bad for us after all.
This isn’t the first time science reverses what it believes to be true, nor will it be the last. To optimists, the fluidity of science’s conclusions is a good thing - prove that science is always correcting itself in light of the very latest information. But a modem society that looks increasingly to science for not just what to eat, but also how to behave and what to think? How can we trust an authority that often changes its mind in extreme ways?
Science’s typical way isn’t limited to matters of nutrition. Go ahead and check it out for yourself by looking at the qualifiers used in the vast majority of honestly written science news articles. You’ll see that the stories are laced with weak words and phrases such as: some, in certain circumstances, probably, perhaps, may, could, tends, suggests, indicates, according to, is linked to, plays a role in. The grave problem I’ve observed over the years is that too often science and its reporters create the impression of certainty when none is proved. The cholesterol story is but one example of that make-believe certainty.
How much should we be concerned about this? A great deal, I believe, given science’s great and growing influence on our lives. At the very least, each of us needs to -understand that the scientific worldview — impressive as it surely is — is built on shifting sands. As Einstein once observed, “No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.”
1.The underlined part “giving cholesterol such a rap” (in Para. 1) means the author .
A. always promotes use of cholesterol B. sometimes stands for cholesterol
C. avoids cholesterol generally D. eats cholesterol regularly
2.In the eyes of the author, changes in scientific statements .
A. are worrying B. are meaningless
C. are a good thing in a way D. are the major way to improve science
3.According to the text, which of the following is NOT the word commonly used in scientific articles?
A. Likely B. Surely
C. Seems D. Appears
4.What can be concluded from the passage?
A. Science can blind us.
B. Science need be open to doubt.
C. Science is not as important as thought.
D. Science should be built on experiments.
A new program makes finding friends in the school cafeteria a piece of cake. “Sit With Us” helps students who have difficulty finding a place to sit find a welcoming group in the lunchroom. The app allows students to recognize themselves as “ambassadors,” thereby inviting others to join them. Ambassadors can then post “open lunch” events, which signal to anyone seeking company that they’re invited to join the ambassadors’ table.
Natalie Hampton, a 16-year-old from California, is the designer of Sit With Us; which was posted on September 9. She was inspired to create it after she ate alone her entire seventh grade year. The situation left Hampton feeling vulnerable and made her a target for bullying (欺负).
Hampton, now a junior, is attending a different school and is trying socially. Yet, the memory of sitting alone and being bullied still affects her, especially since she knows her experience isn’t an isolated one. Hampton said the reason why she felt an app like this was necessary, is because it prevents kids from being publicly rejected and being considered social outcasts by their classmates. “This way it’s in secret It’s through the phone. No one else has to know,” she explained, “And you know that you’re not going to be rejected once you get to the table.”
When students — especially the “cool kids” — stand up to builying, it has an important effect. During a 2015-2016 school year, over 50 New Jersey middle schools provided their most socially able students with social media tools and encouragement to deal with it, and saw a reduction in student conflict reports by 30 percent.
Hampton said that since she opened the app last week, she’s already getting positive responses from her classmates. “People are already posting open lunches at my school,” she told the program. “So I’m happy that things are already kicking off with a great start.”
1.Who may need Sit With Us?
A. A student lonely when eating. B. A student with bad eating habits.
C. A student liking creative activities. D. A student fond of social gatherings.
2.When one posts an open lunch event on Sit With Us, it shows he or she .
A. is in low spirits B. needs protection
C. wants to have friends D. will treat others to a big meal
3.The underlined word ‘“it” (in Para. 4) refers to the problem of .
A. encouraging others B. cheating others
C. bullying others D. helping others
4.What do students think of the app Sit With Us?
A. They welcome it. B. They are crazy about it.
C. They hesitate to accept it. D. They hold a mixed opinion to it.
Earlier this summer, Carol LeResche got the phone call she’d been waiting for. A tourist was picking zucchini (西葫芦) at Thorne Rider Park. “It’s exactly what we hoped would happen when we put in the food forest,” explained LeResche, the park’s food forest founder. In May, he received a $ 3,500 fund. The money was to help turn a former park into an edible (可食用的) landscape. It’s a place where all of the fruits, vegetables and nuts are free for the taking.
Unlike some parks with strict “no picking” policies, food forests are designed to provide colorful crops. People are encouraged to harvest them. “We think it’s important to put public food in public spaces,” she said. The desire to know more about where our food comes from is one of the reasons there is a real trend toward agriculture into neighborhoods and communities. There, people can participate in tours and classes or relax among the fruit trees. Food forests provide different kinds of fresh produce more than we can buy.
Food forests are based on a model valuing sustainable and mostly self-sufficient agricultural production. The food forest model requires less chemical fertilizer and less labor than traditional agriculture. An edible forest is designed to develop without pesticides or weeding.
Since the concept is relatively new, and it takes at least three years for fruit and nut trees and berry bushes to start producing meaningful amounts of fresh food, it’s hard to know whether food forests will have an impact on food deserts. Volunteer-driven projects can fall apart if the group loses interest. Lack of funding can also be problematic. Pests also are an often-cited concern.
After all and above all, LeResche explained, food forests are about a lot more than food. “We also want to provide a gathering space that is productive and beautiful where people can develop a relationship with each other and get connected.”
1.Compared with common food bought, what is special about the food in edible forests?
A. It tastes better. B. It has more varieties.
C. It has funny appearances. D. It’s produced free of fertilizer.
2.What is stressed in Paragraph 4?
A. Food forests may disappear soon.
B. Food forests have a long way to go.
C. Food forests waste lots of natural resources.
D. Food forests seem imaginary and impossible.
3.As for LeResche, what is the most important role of food forests?
A. A way to relax and entertain. B. A way to solve food shortage.
C. A way to be thankful for nature. D. A way to meet and make friends.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To call help. B. To raise money.
C. To compare and argue. D. To inform and introduce.
