When most of us get a text message on our cell phone from an unknown person, we usually say ＂sorry, ________ number!＂ and move on. But when Dennis Williams __________ a text that clearly wasn’t intended for him, he did something __________.
On March 19, Dennis got a group text __________ him that a couple he didn’t know were at the hospital, waiting for the __________ of a baby.
＂Congratulations! But I think someone was mistaken,＂ Dennis __________. The baby was born and update texts were __________ quickly from the overjoyed grandmother, Teresa. In her __________, she didn’t seem to realize that she was __________ the baby’s photos with a complete stranger. ＂Well, I don’t __________ you all but I will get there to take pictures with the baby,＂ replied Dennis before asking which room the new __________ were in.
Much to the family’s surprise, Dennis stuck to his __________! He turned up at the hospital __________ gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy. Lindsey’s husband was totally __________ by the unexpected visit. ＂I don’t think we would have randomly invited him over but we __________ it and the gifts.＂
Teresa __________ a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website __________ by the touching words: ＂What a __________ this young man was to our family! He was so __________ and kind to do this.＂ The post has since gained the __________ of social media users all over the world, receiving more than 184,000 shares and 61,500 likes in just three days.
1.A.unlucky B.secret C.new D.wrong
2.A.received B.translated C.copied D.printed
3.A.reasonable B.special C.necessary D.practical
4.A.convincing B.reminding C.informing D.warning
5.A.wake-up B.recovery C.growth D.arrival
6.A.responded B.interrupted C.predicted D.repeated
7.A.coming in B.setting out C.passing down D.moving around
8.A.opinion B.anxiety C.excitement D.effort
9.A.comparing B.exchanging C.discussing D.sharing
10.A.accept B.know C.believe D.bother
11.A.parents B.doctors C.patients D.visitors
12.A.dream B.promise C.agenda D.principle
13.A.bearing B.collecting C.opening D.making
14.A.discouraged B.relaxed C.astonished D.defeated
15.A.admit B.need C.appreciate D.expect
16.A.found B.selected C.developed D.posted
17.A.confirmed B.simplified C.clarified D.accompanied
18.A.pity B.blessing C.relief D.problem
19.A.smart B.calm C.sweet D.fair
20.A.sympathy B.attention C.control D.trust
Say you're out for a walk in the woods. 1.. Nor can you tell the direction from which you've come. You're lost. How can you survive? Here's the good news: You don't need to be a survival expert to find your way back to civilization. Just stay calm and remember these tips. Pinpoint (定位) your location.
Take a good look around. What do you see? 2. pinpointing your location will be difficult. If possible, find higher ground, giving yourself a better view of the surroundings. Otherwise, you may end up walking directionless and possibly in circles.
3..
While traveling through the wilderness, be observant. Look for old campsites, fishing line, food bags, cigarette ends, plastic water bottles, or any other kind of litter. If you find any such evidence, examine your surroundings to determine which way they went.
If possible, stick to open country.
4.. This type of terrain (地带) is often a result of farming or logging (伐木), which may put you closer to other people. Plus, being out in the open makes it easier for you to be spotted by a low flying aircraft. Be sure to have something ready to signal with in case a rescue plane flies nearby. Travel downhill.
If you are lost in hilly terrain, your best choice is almost always to travel downhill. People tend to settle in valleys, usually close to water. 5., head down and out of the mountains. Besides, you can cover more terrain and conserve energy traveling downhill.
A. Find your way out
B. Look for signs of people
C. If the answer is a thick forest
D. Sometimes, it's not easy to find open country
E. Suddenly, you don't recognize your surroundings
F. Unless you have seen signs of people at higher places
G. Traveling in open country is a good way to find signs of civilization
Nola (August 21, 1974 -November 22, 2015) was a northern white rhino（犀牛）who lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, California. At her death, she was one of only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The other three lived in Kenya. World Rhino Day, held on September 22, is to raise awareness of the less than 30,000 other rhinos left on Earth.
“Rhinos need our help today, not tomorrow,”Nola’s lead keeper Jane Kennedy said. “Last year we lost over 1,200 rhinos just in South Africa. If we continue to lose more than 1,000 rhinos a year, in 10 to 20 years all the rhinos on the planet will be gone.”
“Unfortunately, most animals are in danger of dying out because of humans,” Kennedy says.“ Humans have either poached（偷猎）animals, or because there are over seven billion of us, we’ ve taken up too much of the world’s resources ”. Poachers illegally hunt rhinos for their horns. They sell the horns for thousands of dollars per pound, to be used for art, jewelry, and decorations.Experts believe that one rhino is poached every eight hours.
In 1975, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started the Frozen Zoo, a program through which researchers have collected cell (细胞) samples from more than 8,000 different types of animals, including the northern white rhino. Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will get greater understanding of it, and will find ways to increase its numbers.
Jane Kennedy describes World Rhino Day as “a celebration of rhinos along with an awareness campaign for everybody across the world to know that rhinos need our help.”At the San Diego Zoo, children and adults are welcome to visit and speak with zookeepers to learn about rhinos. But you don’ t have to live in San Diego to celebrate World Rhino Day. It is observed around the world, with zoos and wildlife parks holding special events and programs to teach people about rhinos, and enable them to see the animals up close. For more information, go to www. worldrhinoday. org.
1.What do we know about Nola?
A. It was a baby white rhino. B. It was one of the last of its kind.
C. It lived with other northern white rhinos in Kenya. D. It died on September 22 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
2.What troubled Jane Kennedy according to Paragraph 2?
A. The rhinos’ strange activities. B. The rhinos’ uncertain future.
C. The limited natural resources. D. The rare animals in South Africa.
3.What does the Frozen Zoo aim to do?
A. Keep animals from dying out. B. Invent new kinds of animals.
C. Prevent rhinos from being hunted. D. Raise public awareness of rhinos.
4.What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?
A. To help people know more about animals. B. To encourage people to protect animals.
C. To report special events in San Diego. D. To introduce World Rhino Day.
Does it make sense for countries to invest billions of dollars in space programs when millions of people in their country are living below the poverty line? Many people ask this question and I almost tire of answering it.
Let's talk about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) first. This is a terrible disease in which the victims progressively lose the ability to control their body. It affects almost only boys and shows itself when the boys are around age 5. They're wheelchair-bound by age 12, and will be dead before their 30th birthday. There is no cure. However, there are treatments. They're based on crystalline (晶体) protein structures, whose formation is adversely (不利地) affected by the presence of Earth's constant unidirectional (单一方向的) gravitational field. However, according to a study conducted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the International Space Station (ISS), crystalline protein structures form regularly in microgravity conditions, which allows for targeted drugs designed to "double these boys' life spans (寿命)".
And you want to talk about feeding the hungry? We have space lettuce (生菜).And it's structurally and nutritionally equivalent to Earth lettuce. Space is pretty much everything there is, which means you can make a lot of lettuce in space. In fact, one of the potential growth markets in lunar colonization (月球殖民) is food trade. Food can be mass produced and sent to Earth to feed the hungry. By the way, as far as I am concerned, as for feeding the hungry, food distribution is the issue rather than food supply.
Space exploration is one of the best things that humanity has ever done.
1.What do people want to know by asking the question in Paragraph 1?
A.Whether there is a cure for DMD.
B.How many people live below the poverty line.
C.How much money is spent on space programs.
D.Whether space programs benefit people on Earth.
2.What can be learned about DMD?
A.It seems to spare girls.
B.Its cure lies in the ISS.
C.It gets serious in microgravity conditions.
D.Its patients need wheelchairs their entire life.
3.What is the author's attitude to growing food in space?
A.Doubtful. B.Positive.
C.Disapproving. D.Uncaring.
4.The text is most probably taken from a ________.
A.website to buy and sell the newest space products
B.website to ask questions and get quality answers
C.legal document
D.science fiction
The text from my friend Lorraine said simply: Fancy a family picnic this weekend? My hands began to sweat; my heart beat hard. I wanted to yell, "No! Why would you suggest that? I thought we were friends!"
I hated picnics. My hatred of them began as a child. I always got car-sick and it was hot all the way. Air conditioning in vehicles was pretty much unheard of in 1980s Birmingham, and my mother insisted on having all the windows closed because of the unpleasant smell of gas. We would arrive at some faraway destination, usually a car park with a field attached next to a plant, and unpack tasteless sandwiches, nearly cold sausage rolls and disgusting salads. There were never any toilets, so we had to "go" behind a bush; the memory of being discovered by a random dog-walker still embarrasses me from time to time. My mother sat in a relaxed way on a rug (小毯子) while we girls were playing nearby or maybe lying next to her. But for me this was a time when I suffered a lot. It was frightening to be attacked by ants or spot a dead rabbit in the grass.
As an adult I'd avoided all picnics, but this time I couldn't. I just said yes, without letting Lorraine sense my true feeling about them. She is my best friend and sometimes you must make sacrifices for people you like a lot. "I'll bring the food, and you bring the drink," she said.
My ridiculously enthusiastic family and I arrived at the picnic site. My expectations were low. Lorraine and her husband Dave unloaded folding tables, chairs, a table cloth and a cool box of delicious food mostly purchased from a local deli (熟食店), which does all manner of pre-prepared salads and cold cuts. There was fresh bread, olives, even candles to keep away insects, music, and wine. It was completely delightful. There may have been children playing around too, even if one of them did find a dead bird (told you!).
I am now a picnic enthusiast and we're planning another. I'm even reading up on picnic recipes for it!
1.How did the author feel about Lorraine's suggestion?
A.Excited. B.Ashamed.
C.Frightened. D.Embarrassed.
2.What did the author say about her childhood picnics?
A.The food was unpleasant.
B.She could play with rabbits.
C.The destination was crowded.
D.She could talk with her mother alone.
3.What can we infer about Lorraine and her husband?
A.They are great cooks.
B.They have good manners.
C.They are animal-friendly people.
D.They made careful preparations for the picnic.
4.Why did the author write the text?
A.To remember an unforgettable trip.
B.To record her memories of family picnics.
C.To describe her changed attitude to picnics.
D.To express her thanks to her friend Lorraine.
Hillcrest Museum
Enjoy an experience of digging up the past. Handle pieces of ancient tools and other objects from many countries. Learn to date them and see what they tell us about how people lived then. School groups should book in advance.
Open daily July 1 until Labour Day weekend.
Admission fees are $5.00 per adult, $3.00 per student; children under 5 are free.
Red House
Travel back to the time of the novelist Charlotte Bronte and find out about her friends and local connections. Discover the comforts and discomforts of the 1830s country home where Charlotte sometimes stayed as a guest of Joshua Taylor's family and got ideas for her novel Shirley.
Admission by guided tour only at 11 am. Last admission 45 minutes before closing.
Admission fees are $8.00 per adult, $4.00 per child.
Castle Museum
The castle was built looking down on the valley of the River Dean. It is now a museum, where you can learn how the valley has changed over millions of years. There is a collection of interesting rocks found in the area, and pictures showing how the valley probably looked in prehistoric times.
Hours & Admission
Tuesday-Saturday: 10 am-4:30 pm
Adults: $1
Children: 50 cents
1.How much should a couple with their 4-year-old kid pay to visit Hillcrest Museum?
A.$10.00. B.$13.00.
C.$15.00. D.$20.00.
2.Which museum can help you know about Charlotte Bronte?
A.Hillcrest Museum. B.Red House.
C.Castle Museum. D.Shandy Hall.
3.What can you find in Castle Museum?
A.A variety of rocks.
B.World-famous pictures.
C.A large beautiful garden.
D.Old tools from many countries.
