Over the past years Starbucks coffee 1. (become) a coffee chain store. The cafes don’t sell coffee; they sell 2.very atmosphere. They offer customers the perfect atmosphere 3. which to take time out and relax. Every single store throughout the world is furnished in a romantic style and 4.(special) meant to be cozy, private and quiet: earth-toned (褐色调) space, fancy wall paper, lovely paintings, 5. (amaze) background and irresistible coffee smell……The most fantastic decoration style about Starbucks 6. (design) with oversized chairs and tables outside the store. When 7. comes to a sunny afternoon, I love to take a seat outside, 8. (bath) in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the lovely music 9. tasting the most terrific Cappuccino. This is exactly what I love in here ----the Starbucks ! This is the café I love not merely because of the café itself, but also because of the 10. (feel) it brings me.
Six years ago, I walked into a local animal shelter on a cold, rainy day. _______ my house was already full of cats and dogs, I still couldn’t ________ an occasional visit to the shelter. This time as I was walking down the row of pens(畜栏) full of barking dogs, I ______ a small boy looking into one of them.
He had a malnourished（营养不良的）looking body and a _______ face with a big nose _______ out of the middle of it. He was looking at a small golden dog. Its ribs（肋骨）were showing and its thin tail was folded between its legs. It wasn’t begging for ______ like the other puppies ______was hiding in the corner instead. The boy looked up at me with ______ eyes and asked what was wrong with it. “It was probably abused and ______,” I said. “ That is why it is so ______.”
The boy ______turned to an old lady and said, “ Grandma, I want this one.” The old woman smiled and walked to the front desk to fill out the ________ forms. I followed her and asked ______ the boy. She told me that he’d had a ______ start in life, too. She had just gotten custody(监护权) of him______ the state had taken him from his parents. She hoped getting a dog would make his life ______ for him. I looked back at him, holding his scared puppy, and said a prayer for them both.
It was yesterday that I was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny, spring day. Then in a green front yard I saw the boy. His _______ body was tall and strong. His nose no longer ______ big but fit well into his smiling face. He was throwing a ball to a healthy, happy dog shining golden hair. His little act of love and ______ had indeed gone a long way. It had saved a dog’s life, _______ his own heart, and given this middle-aged man fresh hope for the whole world.
1.A. Although B. Whenever C. If D. As
2.A. resist B. help C. undertake D. pay
3.A. sensed B. ignored C. noticed D. stared
4.A. shabby B. bare C. round D. bony
5.A. holding B. sticking C. reaching D. lying
6.A. attention B. entertainment C. treatment D. joy
7.A. or B. so C. and D. but
8.A. annoyed B. sad C. excited D. bored
9.A. wronged B. broken C. abandoned D. raised
10.A. puzzled B. curious C. scared D. surprised
11.A. gradually B. particularly C. suddenly D. immediately
12.A. adoption B. nursery C. health D. adaption
13.A. over B. for C. on D. about
14.A. good B. common C. rough D. happy
15.A. until B. after C. unless D. before
16.A. stronger B. easier C. harder D. safer
17.A. mid-aged B. aging C. teenage D. childhood
18.A. appeared B. remained C. proved D. grew
19.A. determination B. company C. generosity D. kindness
20.A. struck B. touched C. broken D. healed
Expressing gratitude regularly is a wonderful habit to your children. In fact, studies have shown that people who feel gratitude on a daily basis are happier in general. Today we’ll discuss ideas to help your children express their gratitude.
Make a gratitude tree. Start with a large piece of craft paper and draw a tree trunk. Then ask the kids to paint or color it in brown. Each day ask your kids to think of something they're thankful for. 1. And they’ll have a gratitude tree full of leaves one day.
Express your thankfulness to the ones you love. 2. Print the photos in a 5'×7'size and ask the kids to write a short note on the back explaining why they're grateful to that person. Family members, especially those who don't live nearby, will cherish the present.
3. Pick a regular time, maybe one Saturday a month, and do some voluntary jobs as a family.4. One child may want to spend a day helping to clean up their favorite park while another might want to read books to nursing home residents.
Go grocery shopping for a family in need. Many stores now offer pre-made bags to donate right at the checkout line. While this is convenient, the larger the role they play in the act of giving, the bigger the effect it will have on your kids.5.
Taking time as a family to practice gratitude doesn't have to be difficult or time-consuming and the benefits your children will get are long-lasting.
A. It will make the experience much more powerful.
B. Let kids take pictures of themselves with their loved ones.
C. Keep gratitude journals.
D. Volunteer together.
E. If you can find a charity where you deliver the groceries , that's even better.
F. Write it on a green leaf and tape it to the tree trunk.
G. Let family members take turns to pick an activity that means something to them.
Holiday makers wanting to get away from the pressure of modern life might consider staying at a wooden hut in Sweden.
The Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge Hotel is not for everyone. If you can’t even understand the idea of living without electricity, running water, or a modern toilet, then the charm of this place will probably not appeal to you. But for anyone trying to escape the pressure and busy life of the big city or take a break from the Internet and other modern devices, this place is a paradise(乐园). Located 1 km south of Skarsjon Beach, in the middle of a pristine Swedish forest, Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge consists of 12 wooden huts with nothing but two sheepskin-covered wooden beds, and a wood stove that uses wood cut by the guests themselves.
Self-catering breakfast, lunch and dinner consist of items like spaghetti（通心粉）, tomato sauce, bread, fruit and eggs that tourists have to cook themselves over an outside fire; there is no shower, only a nearby spring and as for toilet, visitors are encouraged to go behind a tree, or visit one of the two sheds（棚子）.
Adding to the charm of this place is the long coal-making tradition of Kolarbyn. Locals have been building these huts from wood and mud for over 400 years, and a few of them came up with the idea of recreating a few of them in the woods as an eco-lodge to keep tradition alive in the area.
“People visit Kolarbyn lodges because they want to experience the nature and to test sleeping in the historical huts. They want to get away from the normal life,” the owner Andreas Ahlsen said. “The huts themselves are relatively small, as if they are too big , it will destroy the nature experience.”
1.Which of the following can best describe the Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge Hotel?
A. Modern and luxurious B. Perfect and unique
C. Cheap and appealing D. Simple and environmental-friendly
2.What can we infer about the life in the hotel?
A. Living there is a hard experience for everyone
B. The visit to the hotel means a challenge to many people
C. It’s convenient though there is no modern equipment
D. It’s kind of like living in paradise for the aged
3.What does the underlined word “them” refer to in Paragraph 4?
A. Old traditions B. Local people
C. Wooden huts D. Creative ideas
4.Why do people want to visit the Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge Hotel?
A. To escape modern life B. To have a good sleep
C. To compare rural and city life D. To experience poverty of locals
GAOMI, Shandong, Oct. 11(Xinhua)---China writer Mo Yan said last Thursday that he was “very surprised” at winning the Nobel Literature Prize.
“I am very happy,” he said. “I was having dinner when I received the news. I was surprised.”
“Thank you for coming all the way to Gaomi. This should be a season of red sorghum, but no such crop is planted any more. I believe none of you have seen the crop.” he said.
“The Nobel Literature Prize is a very important literature prize, but not the top award. It represents the opinions of the jury(评审团). I am satisfied with my major works and I still keep writing by hand. My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country’s unique culture and folk customs. Meanwhile, my novels described human beings in the broad sense. I wrote in the perspective（角度） of a human being. These works stand beyond regions and ethnic(民族的)groups,” he said.
Mo’s win brought joy to other writers and readers throughout the country as he is the first Chinese native to win the Nobel Literature Prize in its century-long history.
1.According to Mo Yan, _____
A. red sorghum should be planted in his hometown.
B. the Nobel Prize represents the opinion of the public
C. he still keeps the habit of writing by hand
D. his novels described human being of all regions
2.Which of the following words can best describe Mo Yan?
A. Romantic B. Self-confident
C. Proud D. Modest
3.Where might you find the article?
A. In a novel B. In a travel book
C. In a newspaper D. In a student book
Easter Island’s large and mysterious stone statues（雕像） have made it world famous. These statues, whose likenesses look like humans with huge stone cylinders(柱状物) balancing on their heads like hats, have tourists coming from all over the world. The tourists come to see these works of ancient art carved by the early inhabitants of the island. They come to see the mystery that has puzzled historians for decades.
Easter Island is located in a remote part of the South Pacific Ocean about 2,300 miles west of Chile. Easter Island covers just 45 square miles and its Polynesian name is Rapa Nui.
On Easter Sunday 1722, a Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen was the first European to see Easter Island. The early Polynesians carved the statues within the holes of the volcano using only stone tools. Then they moved these huge statues to various destinations throughout the island. These 600 statues range in height from 10 to 40 feet. Some of them weigh as much as 50 tons. How could the early Polynesians lift hundreds of heavy statues out of the volcano? How did they move them across the island to their various locations? All of these questions, as well as many others, remain unanswered.
The early islanders probably worshiped(崇拜) these eyeless giants until sometime around 1670. In 1680, a war broke out between two groups of islanders. The victors of the war and ancestors of the present inhabitants, broke down many of the statues. In most cases, they broke the necks of the statues.
Now 15 of the statues on Easter Island have been repaired to their original positions on their stone platforms. Even today, using modern tools and machinery, putting up such large statues and balancing cylinders on top of their heads presents a challenging task.
1.What do we know about Easter Island?
A. It is a big island of Chile.
B. It is located in North Pacific Ocean
C. It was named after a Dutch explorer
D. Its early inhabitants were Polynesians
2.Scientists are still uncertain about ______
A. why people built the statues
B. where people made the statues
C. how people transported the statues
D. how many statues there are on the island
3.What happened in 1680?
A. Many statues were damaged
B. Another 15 statues were put up
C. People began to worship the statues
D. The islanders started a war against outsiders
4.The purpose of the text is to ______
A. entertain B. advertise
C. inform D. persuade
