Christmas dinner at Bruce Sweetser and Denali Delmar’s house will come in part from their backyard garden. And this retired couple will add another locally grown delicious food to their menu.
“We started harvesting roadkilled deer last year，” Bruce explained. His fridge is filled with meat harvested from deer killed in car accidents. Bruce and his wife think it is a right road toward a greener life. Their idea might best be described as locavorism (本土膳食主义). And they believe that eating local food is healthier and better for the environment.
About two years ago, the couple ran across a car accident. The only victim was a deer. And then they found an interesting list by chance.
In Massachusetts, many deer always rush to the motorway and often cause the accidents. So some Massachusetts police departments keep lists of people interested in harvesting meat if a deer isn’t damaged too much after a runin with a car. There are eight people on the Westford Police Department’s official list. In addition, animal control officials also call people to harvest the meat.
But Massachusetts law requires that the driver of the car get first right to the deer. If the driver or passengers don’t want to get the deer, then police can give the animal to people living in Massachusetts. In other words, they can go to the list.
Bruce and his wife weren’t on the Westford list, when they came across that first deer in 2009. But now, they are, and they have harvested three deer as a result, putting the extra meat in the fridge for regular dinners and special occasions like Christmas.
1.For Christmas dinner, the couple will cook ________.
A. deer bought from the market
B. deer got from their neighbor
C. deer killed in car accidents
D. deer hunted by themselves
2.Why does the couple have such a diet?
A. To save money.
B. To seek a greener life.
C. To enjoy a special food.
D. To show their kindness.
3.When did the Sweetsers find the interesting list?
A. After they happened upon a car accident 2 years ago.
B. After they were asked to harvest the deer by chance.
C. After they heard about the roadkilled deer.
D. After they failed to save the injured deer.
4.“An interesting list” mentioned in Paragraph 3 records ________.
A. the food prepared for the Christmas Day
B. the steps how to cook the delicious food
C. the punishment for the drivers who drive too fast
D. the names of people who can harvest the deer meat
Under the cold clear water of Lake Huron, researchers have found a fiveandahalffootlong piece of wood that is 8,900 years old. The wood, which is tapered (使成锥形) on one side in a way that looks deliberate, may provide important clues to a mysterious period in North American prehistory.
“This was the stage when humans gradually shifted from hunting large animals to fishing, gathering and agriculture，” said anthropologist John O’Shea. “But because most of the places in this area that prehistoric people lived in are now under water, we don’t have good evidence of this important shift itself. We just have clues from before and after the change.”
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), O’Shea and his colleague Guy Meadows began exploring the area several years ago. In 2009 they reported finding a series of stone features that they believe were “drive lanes” used by ancient Indian hunters.
Since that discovery, O’Shea and Meadows have worked on identifying human campsites, which are typically located away from hunting areas. On their 25foot boat, the researchers first spotted the ancient wood object using a small piece of equipment with a camera. Then a team of divers — including O’Shea — went down about 100 feet to get it.
The wood’s age has now been fixed by means of carbon dating. It is currently undergoing more detailed analyses to determine whether there has been human modification, which visual examination suggests. “The first thing you notice is that it appears to have been shaped with a rounded base and a pointed tip，” O’Shea said. “It must have been created. It looks like it might have been used as a tent pole or a pole to hang meat.”
In addition to the wood, the researchers have collected many other samples from the bottom of the lake. O’Shea and his colleagues will need to wait for calmer weather before they can resume their search for evidence of human life under the great lake.
1.During the mysterious period mentioned in the passage, the Lake Huron area ________.
A. was deserted by ancient Indians
B. witnessed the start of agriculture
C. was taken up by large animals
D. began to be covered by water
2.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. The findings of John O’Shea and his colleagues may prove a previous theory.
B. The effort that John O’Shea and Meadows made before 2010 was meaningless.
C. Some equipment was used to support the discovery.
D. John O’Shea and his colleagues didn’t draw the final conclusion from visual examination.
3.What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. How the wood was found.
B. Why the wood is important.
C. Preparations that were made for the discovery of the wood.
D. Conclusions the experts have made from the discovery of the wood.
4.According to the passage, ________.
A. experts haven’t found out the age of the wood
B. experts first noticed the wood when they were diving
C. the wood was probably a humanmade tool
D. the wood is the most important discovery among all the samples found under the lake
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Though great progress has been made in science these years, but there are still many people lived in poor conditions. They make their living by collecting and selling used thing. Their children cannot go to school because they have not enough money to send their children to there. Why you think so many people still suffer from poverty now? The answer lies on the population explosion. A president of a developing country once say: “It is us who are to blame for the poverty because we used to ’produce’ children without limit.” Although this few words sound simple enough, they have clear pointed out one of the causes of the population explosion.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At my workplace there aren’t enough 1.(opportunity) to be different. We give care to others but sometimes we forget to care for 2.(we) and each other.
So, I print 3.(inspire) messages, happy pictures, etc, and post them on a blank space 4. I’ve found in one of our rooms. I believe they add to our “emotional education”．
One person asked me, “Why do you try to help these people? They are not very nice？” My answer 5.(be), “If it affects one person then it’s a good thing.” It doesn’t matter whether it has an impact 6. anyone else. What matters is that I’m the 7.(good) person I can be.
I know those 8.(print) stories and articles are read because they keep getting moved about. So, 9.(eventual), like sandpaper against a rough surface, 10. surface will become smooth and the messages will get through. How long it takes really doesn’t matter.
When I was six years old, I broke my right arm. After numerous weeks with a cast (石膏绷带) on, I returned to the hospital to ______ have it removed. My mother found it ______ that I was so excited about returning to the place where I had experienced so much ______. Yet soon she discovered my fascination with the healing process.
After the doctor removed my cast, I became ______ as the pain shot up my arm. After a series of Xrays and ______， I was given a new cast and my mother was told to bring me back in two weeks.
When the ______ came — I would have my cast removed for the second time, I was nervous. The hospital seemed like a more ______ place than it had been. Yet I was optimistic enough to ______ the doctor as he removed the cast and asked me to move my arm. After a moment of ______， I reached out my arm, moved it and was shocked by the ______. My arm was fixed! Nothing ______！
As my mom and I made our way out of the hospital, I ______ her hand and ran away. My mom was ______ that I would meet with something dangerous. As she moved through a lot of people in the crowded hospital, she ______ me. I was comforting an old man. Just as my mother pulled me, I said, “Don’t ______； the doctor will fix your ______. You’ll walk again! He fixed my arm！” I showed him my newly healed arm. My mother felt embarrassed and began to ______ to the man in the wheelchair and the elderly woman pushing him. Yet she ______ when she saw their smiles. She had ______ that optimism, enthusiasm and trust were nothing to be sorry for.
Since then, I’ve decided to help people. I believe ______ and trust are the building blocks for happiness and success.
1.A. finally B. slightly C. proudly D. quietly
2.A. useless B. strange C. possible D. lucky
3.A. danger B. failure C. harm D. pain
4.A. tired B. puzzled C. interested D. scared
5.A. arguments B. practices C. examinations D. meetings
6.A. day B. performance C. operation D. chance
7.A. disappointing B. frightening C. confusing D. boring
8.A. trust B. teach C. remind D. encourage
9.A. surprise B. hesitation C. complaint D. treatment
10.A. wound B. design C. view D. result
11.A. fell B. saved C. hurt D. ended
12.A. released B. moved C. touched D. held
13.A. aware B. ashamed C. afraid D. amazed
14.A. paid attention to B. caught sight of C. put up with D. looked up to
15.A. go B. cry C. run D. worry
16.A. legs B. tool C. shoes D. wheelchair
17.A. point B. apologize C. shout D. reply
18.A. agreed B. escaped C. left D. stopped
19.A. suggested B. doubted C. explained D. realized
20.A. experience B. patience C. optimism D. curiosity
