Before reading McCarty's story I had thought that a smile just invited unwanted attention.Afterwards I had a____opinion.I found that smiling could____myself and the people around me.
Recently I became a(n)____in my son's school.The more I drove the more I heard the other drivers____about a new crossing guard,the person who____the flow of traffic so that cars can get in and out of the school area____and safely.The guard,not having much____,seemed unsure when he made a decision,which often____long lines of heavy traffic.Most days he looked worried.I saw cars pass by him with the____drivers.I wanted to do something just to make the guard____.
Then I realized I did have the____to change at least one interaction（互动）in his day.One morning when the crossing guard gave me a(n)____to pull into the school,I moved my car forward.Then,just before I began my____,I gave him a big smile.He saw me,and then his face____.He smiled back at me as I continued my turn.
That's it.That's all it took.I knew I had made a____in his day.And____I have not spoken a word to this man,I know he____me because we smiled to each other every time he sees me behind the wheel.
Now,I____smile toward people around me.I can't speak for the people who have____these smiles,but I can say my life is so much____,so much more joyous,that I can't imagine how I lived without such a smile.I hope I can make others share their happiness just as freely.
1.A. poor B. new C. strong D. popular
2.A. change B. protect C. educate D. surprise
3.A. teacher B. cleaner C. driver D. adviser
4.A. ask B. argue C. learn D. complain
5.A. admits B. controls C. breaks D. notices
6.A. quickly B. closely C. quietly D. lately
7.A. interest B. discussion C. experience D. consideration
8.A. drew B. reduced C. followed D. caused
9.A. careless B. impatient C. drunk D. dangerous
10.A. relaxed B. proud C. nervous D. confused
11.A. truth B. message C. power D. program
12.A. address B. gift C. report D. sign
13.A. work B. turn C. test D. journey
14.A. softened B. reddened C. darkened D. hardened
15.A. speech B. mistake C. decision D. difference
16.A. now that B. as if C. even though D. only if
17.A. believes B. recognizes C. supports D. interviews
18.A. always B. never C. hardly D. sometimes
19.A. sent B. enjoyed C. collected D. received
20.A. easier B. longer C. brighter D. busier
When you're dealing with a stressful situation or going through a hard time,people in your life can help you. When someone who cares knows what you're going through,it helps you feel understood and not so alone.1. Problems seem smaller when you talk about them with the right person.You can do better and find out solutions more easily when you share your problems.
There are lots of different ways to get and give help.2.other times you need advice on things.Help can be very easy,like a homework project.Or it can go on for a while,like teaching to bring up a failing grade or advising to get through a difficult personal situation.
It's likely you remember times someone helped you.3.Friends helped you get through sadness or deal with disappointment.Teachers might have guided you through the college application process.4.You might give a hand to your classmate who met difficulty.
Friends,parents,teachers and other adults can be great resources when you need help.There are also times when you need the extra help that a professional can provide best.Doctors can offer specialized help for a health problem. 5.
A.Having a right person means a lot.
B.Parents taught you to stop a bad habit.
C.Difficulties are everywhere in your life.
D.You need to learn to give help in the right way.
E.Sometimes you just want to hear an encouraging word.
F.Turn to the professional people for help when you need.
G.And you can also remember times when you helped others.
A couple of weeks ago,my 12-year-old daughter Ella,threatened to take my phone and break it."At night you'll always have your phone out and you'll just type,"Ella says,"I'm ready to go to bed,and try to get you to read stories for me and you're just standing there reading your texts and texting other people,"she adds.I came to realize that I was ignoring her as a father.
Ella isn't the only kid who feels this way about her parent's relationship with devices.Catherine Steiner-Adair,a psychologist at Harvard,wrote The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age.For her book,Steiner-Adair interviewed more than 1,000 kids from the ages of 4 to 18.She talked to hundreds of teachers and parents.
"One of the many things that knocked my socks off,"she says,"was the consistency（一致性）with which children—whether they were 4 or 8 or 18—talked about feeling exhausted and frustrated or mad trying to get their parents’ attention,competing with computer screens or iPhone screens or any kind of technology."
A couple of years ago,my daughter got a laptop for school.And because she was becoming more independent, we got her a phone.We set up rules for when she could use the device and when she'd need to put it away.We created a charging station,outside her bedroom,where she had to plug in these devices every night.Basically,except for homework,she has to put it all away when she comes home.
Steiner-Adair says most adults don't set up similar limits in their own lives."We've lost the boundaries that protect work and family life,"she says."So it is very hard to manage yourself and be present in the moments your children need you."
After my daughter's little intervention（介入）,I made myself a promise to create my own charging station.To plug my phone in—somewhere far away—when I am done working for the day.I've been trying to leave it there untouched for most of the weekend.
1.Why did Ella threaten to break her father's phone?
A. Her father spent a lot of money on his phone.
B. Her father did not do any housework at home.
C. Her father made a lot of noise by talking on the phone.
D. Her father gave his attention to his phone instead of her.
2.The underlined phrase "knocked my socks off" is closest in meaning to “_____”.
A. made fun of me
B. surprised me a lot
C. took my socks off
D. made me exhausted
3.In Steiner-Adair's opinion,parents______.
A. should control their use of phones
B. have a lot of things to learn from kids
C. don't have to focus more on their kids
D. should not buy phones for their kids
4.We can infer from the text that the writer______.
A. will not use his phone from now on
B. plans to create more charging stations at home
C. is a man who learns from his mistakes
D. doesn't think a laptop is helpful to his daughter
For years,Hagelin has studied what role scents（气味）play in wild birds’ behavior.In 2010,Hagelin heard Jan Straley,a marine biologist,talk about the behavior of whales.Straley mentioned that whales often leap into the air,but nobody knew why.
The mystery interested Hagelin.So Hagelin asked Straley whether they might leap to smell the air—maybe to locate food or look for danger.Straley replied that it was an interesting idea but there wasn't much evidence that whales have a sense of smell.To investigate the idea further,the two scientists teamed up.
In the summer of 2011,they set up a post on the coast of southern Alaska.The researchers spent hours monitoring the direction of the whales and of the wind.The whales headed into the wind half of the time.This didn't prove that whales leap to smell,but it suggested that it is possible.
Meanwhile,other researchers in Alaska were studying a region of the brain called the olfactory bulb（嗅觉球）in whales.Olfaction means the ability to smell.Humans also process smells in the olfactory bulb.
In identifying a scent,you might think the nose does all of the work.However,the major role of a nose is to draw chemicals on the air and pass them across sensing cells.As chemicals come into contact,they give signals that travel directly to the bulb and then in the brain for further interpretation.
The researchers discovered that the bulb in a whale was more complex than the one in a human.In whales,this smell-processing center takes up a share of the brain six times larger than it does in humans.
The brain research suggested that whales probably can smell just as well as people—and possibly better than humans can.It is supposed that a good sense of smell could help them find food more easily.
However,Hagelin is not sure of that.Now he is planning a new study that will examine whether whales do use the sense of smell to find food.
1.Hagelin and Straley set up a post with the purpose of finding______.
A. how whales look for food in groups
B. whether whales can get out of danger
C. how whales head into the wind
D. whether whales leap to smell the air
2.We can learn from the text that the olfactory bulb in a whale______.
A. is smaller than the one in a human
B. draws chemicals spreading in the air
C. is more complex than the one in a human
D. processes smells better than the one in a human
3.It is implied in the text that Hagelin______.
A. hasn't got any evidence that whales have a sense of smell so far
B. doesn't know whether whales hunt their food in groups
C. isn't sure that the sense of smell can help whales find food
D. isn't sure whether humans can smell as well as whales
4.In which section of a newspaper can we read this text?
A. Education. B. Science.
C. Culture. D. Agriculture.
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Climbers at Qomolangma are being asked to clean up after themselves.
Qomolangma has earned the nickname（绰号）the World's Highest Garbage Dump（垃圾场）.
Climbing Qomolangma,the world's highest mountain,just becomes more challenging.The government of Nepal is telling climbers they cannot leave trash on the trails.Each climber will have to come down the mountain with at the least 18 pounds of garbage.That's the average amount of trash a climber leaves behind on Qomolangma.
Officials say climbers are responsible for their own trash.“We are not asking climbers to pick up trash left by someone else,”said the Nepal Tourism Ministry.“We just want them to bring back what they took up.”
More than 4,000 people have reached the 29,035-foot summit（顶峰）in more than 60 years.Leaving trash along the way helps climbers keep their bags light so they have energy to reach the summit.“The trash problem in Qomolangma is not new.”Burlakoti says.“When the people started to climb the mountain,they started to leave their garbage there.”They have left behind bottles,food boxes and equipment.
The new rule came into effect in April,2014.To make sure it is followed,climbers will have to deposit money（交保证金）before they climb.Once they climb back down the mountain,officials will check climbers at a return camp to make sure they have the required 18 pounds of trash.If they do,their money will be returned to them.If they do not,climbers will not receive their deposit and they will not be given a permit the next time they want to climb Qomolangma.
The goal is to make sure no more litter will be left on Qomolangma."As we offer Qomolangma to all the people of the world they should take responsibility to clean it."Burlakoti says,“After seeing the results from this,we will also apply this rule to other mountains.”
1.Why does Qomolangma get the nickname the World's Highest Garbage Dump?
A. The white snow on it looks like white trash.
B. The government of Nepal transported trash onto it.
C. There is too much trash left on it by climbers.
D. The government of Nepal has used up the resources on it.
2.Climbers left trash along the way in order to______.
A. provide guidance for other climbers
B. help climbers themselves find their way
C. get timely medical rescue when in danger
D. reach the summit without too much load
3.If climbers want to climb Qomolangma again,they must______.
A. get the climbing license
B. have a large bag
C. get the permission from the local people
D. bring back the required trash in the last climbing
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. Protect our beautiful mountains
B. Bring back your litter when climbing
C. A new rule of protecting the earth
D. Qomolangma belonging to the world people
