Glancing at the large room through her blue eyes, four-year-old Nicole in her oversize short skirt began to cry. “It’s okay, honey,” I tried to encourage. “Come play with the other children.” But the more I persuaded, the more the water flowed.
Every week for the past eighteen years, I’ve spent Tuesdays with a dozen kids dressed in satin ribbons, feathers, butterfly wings and plastic jewelry. These afternoons are free flowing and non-threatening but for some strange reason, Nicole saw this as the final kiss of death.
In her mind, she was going to be left all alone with a strange woman and several other children. Uncontrollable tears rapidly started to flow and there wouldn’t be enough tissues in the whole building to mop up the flood.
Tip toeing quickly to the door, I gently called to her father. “Just sit in here for a while until she warms up,” I said. Standing next to his first born, Rich took his daughter's hand and led her to the centre of the room. Slowly he pushed, but again the damn broke. “Daddy, don’t leave me!” Nicole cried. “Don't make me do this.” Bending down on his knees until they were nose-to-nose, Rich gently whispered in her ear, “I’ll do it with you. There’s nothing to be afraid of.” Holding her entire young hand around his middle two fingers, the pair went on to skip around the floor.
“Wow!” I cheered. “You deserve a prize. I’ve never seen a dad do that before.”
For a brief second Rich paused, and then with a smile, he replied, “Isn’t this part of the job?”
That wonderful moment was two years ago and I've thought of it often, especially when I see how well Nicole performs in class. More importantly, however, I’ve remembered it because it takes me back to my own dance beginnings with my father.
From the moment I was born, music spoke to me. The moment the radio or record player was turned on, I flay my arms and legs about the room in wild fashion. Most of the time, I was fine to perform alone, but the minute my dad walked into the room, I’d jump into his arms, hug him tight and place my tiny feet on top of his highly shined shoes.
While this memory is sweet, the real reason I hold it dear to my heart is because of what went behind his action. My father was not the most gifted creature on two legs when it came to dancing, but he’d stepped out of his comfort zone（区域）and danced because he knew how much I loved it. For him, helping his only daughter develop, despite how uncomfortable it made him feel, was part of his job.
As a child, my father did what he was told and lived as expected. But when it came to his own children, he allowed us the chance to follow our own path and we were never forced to be like him, live like him or think like him. He provided an environment where my three brothers and I were permitted to explore our own jungle until we found the life that was right for us.
To all you fathers who’ve influenced your children's lives by stepping out of your comfort zones to dance, whether it is in mind, body or soul-this one’s for you! You give a child the courage to stand on the center stage of life.
1.Why was Nicole so sad at her first dancing class?
A. She was asked to mop up the floor. B. She had to be left with the strangers.
C. She didn't like the dancing dresses. D. She was threatened by the older boys.
2.What does the father mean by saying “Isn’t this part of the job?” in Paragraph 6?
A. Dancing with their daughter is a father’s part-time job.
B. It’s a father’s job to force her daughter to learn dancing.
C. Fathers are always there to help their daughter if necessary.
D. Fathers are required to accompany their daughter in dancing classes.
3.What do we know about the author’s father?
A. He was fond of dancing.
B. He liked to make choices for his children.
C. He required his children to follow his path.
D. He tried to live up to his parents’ expectations.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Dance with my father B. Stay in your comfort zone
C. Follow your own path D. Find a dancing partner
At home and at work, invisible radio waves from dozens of wireless networks are running through your space and body. It’s reasonable to worry about what effect all that wireless energy might have on your health.
But while the wireless equipment is becoming popular recently, the kind of radiation they produce has been carefully examined for decades, says John Moulder, a professor from the Medical College of Wisconsin. In 2013, Moulder wrote a report about the existing health research on Wi-Fi. Like your mobile phone, Wi-Fi routers（路由器）send and receive information using radio waves, he says.
The research on radio waves and human health goes back at least to the 1950s, when there were concerns about Navy servicemen being exposed（暴露）to powerful shipboard radar（雷达）. “We have 50 or 60 years of research into the kind of radiation connected with Wi-Fi,” Moulder says.
Foster was Moulder’s partner on that 2013 report of Wi-Fi's health effects. He says that, based on our understanding of radio wave strengths and risks, world health organizations have set safety standards for all the equipment that gives off radio waves—from phones to microwaves.
But some experts have more concerns about the types of weak radiation our wireless equipment produces. “We have animal studies suggesting even low-level exposures to the kind of radio wave radiation connected with Wi-Fi could have various negative health effects,” says Joel Moskowitz, a professor from the University of California.
Earlier this year, an animal study found heavy exposures to cell phone radiation increased rats’ risks for some brain and heart problems. But many of these animal studies are “all over the place” in their design quality, Foster says. Animal research often does not translate to humans. Also, many of the experiments are quite worrying, for the levels of radiation that the tested animals received are far greater than what people suffer when using mobile phones or wireless networks.
Moskowitz doesn’t disagree with Moulder. But he says the amount of radio wave radiation people receive today is different, and this raises new concerns. When it comes to our long-term, increasing exposures to all our wireless equipment, “we’re flying blind,” he says.
Of course, trying to avoid radio wave exposure is more or less impossible if you live in modern society. Moskowitz advises keeping wireless equipment away from your body and turning off wireless networks when they’re not in use. While any health risks are yet to be proved, “I think trying to minimize exposure is the best advice at this point,” Moskowitz adds.
1.What can be inferred from what John Moulder and Kenneth Foster say?
A. The study of Wi-Fi dates back to the 1950s.
B. There is no need to worry about the use of Wi-Fi.
C. People take risks when using phones and microwaves.
D. Navy servicemen near radar were in great danger.
2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 suggest?
A. Many studies on animals can be seen here and there.
B. The design quality of animal research is far from scientific.
C. The conditions set for animal studies are similar to those of humans.
D. Human beings suffer from stronger radiation than the tested animals.
3.What’s Moskowitz’s attitude towards the use of wireless equipment?
A. Cautious. B. Uncaring.
C. Positive. D. Curious.
Have you noticed that every time you have an exam at your doctor, your prescription glasses（验配眼镜）always get higher and higher? You then get a new pair of glasses, and you move on with your life. And then comes your next exam the next year, and your prescription goes higher again. When will it stop? Will you be living your life with vision that gets poorer and poorer?
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1.Quantum Vision System is intended for those who ______.
A. have eyesight problems B. receive eye surgeries
C. suffer from mental disorder D. suffer from blindness
2.The system can be purchased ______.
A. at the clinic B. on the App store
C. on the website D. on the phone
3.The passage is meant to ______.
A. recommend a doctor who transformed his clinic and practice
B. advocate an eye operation that helps people regain their eye vision
C. introduce a scientific discovery which will greatly improve people’s lives
D. advertise an ebook which can recover your vision naturally in a short time
A city child’s summer is spent in the street in front of his home, and all through the long summer vacation I was watching enviously the other boys play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member ________ because they thought I would be no good at it. They were ________, of course.
I would never forget the wonderful evening when my life as a(n) ________ changed. The baseball ________ about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark and it was the _______ of the boys to gather by a little stoop（门廊）and talked about the games. Then long silences would fall and the boys would ________ off one by one. I can no longer remember which boy broke the ________ with a question: but whoever he was, I nod to him _________ now. “What’s in those books you’re reading?” he asked without much _________.
Instead of ________ the question, I told them for two hours the story I was reading. They listened breathless. I must have told it ________, but I think there was a deeper reason that made them keep a(n) ________. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of the most ancient of man’s ________, but I was offering them a new and exciting experience.
The next night and many nights thereafter, I would take my ________ in the center of the stoop and begin the evening’s stories. Some nights, in order to taste my ________ more completely, I cheated. I would _______ at the most exciting part of a story, telling them that was as _______ as I had gone in the book and it would have to be _______ the following evening.
Other words of mine have been ________ to by larger and more fashionable audiences, but I have an unreasoning love for the ________ audience that sat close outside the candy store, and it will last forever.
1.A. missing B. playing C. waiting D. failing
2.A. cautious B. proud C. cruel D. right
3.A. outsider B. insider C. success D. loser
4.A. started B. ended C. paused D. came
5.A. honor B. order C. custom D. responsibility
6.A. drop B. fall C. wander D. take
7.A. record B. link C. promise D. silence
8.A. gratefully B. politely C. eagerly D. quickly
9.A. kindness B. doubt C. difficulty D. interest
10.A. asking B. answering C. raising D. keeping
11.A. directly B. simply C. well D. roughly
12.A. watch B. eye C. audience D. secret
13.A. entertainment B. permission C. focus D. reception
14.A. turn B. place C. chance D. step
15.A. peace B. bravery C. bitterness D. victory
16.A. stop B. argue C. laugh D. predict
17.A. long B. soon C. far D. much
18.A. polished B. continued C. shortened D. changed
19.A. related B. adjusted C. listened D. limited
20.A. clever B. greedy C. lazy D. athletic
---I like play basketball but this morning I wouldn’t like to.
---_________.
A. So it is with me B. So do I
C. Nor do I D. So am I
The information you give in the application is too general. You should __________ something special about yourself.
A. spy on B. rely on
C. cut back on D. focus on
