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Most rain forests lie close to the equator, where the climate is often mild and there 1. (be) long hours of sunshine. The warmth of the land heats the air above, causing it to rise and tiny drops of water 2. (fall) as rain. The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year. This wet, warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow, so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round. The trees 3. (they) also have an effect on the climate. They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves. The wet air then forms clouds, 4. hang over the treetops like smoke. These clouds protect the forest 5. the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts, 6. (keep) temperatures fit for plant growth.
The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of a wide 7. (vary) of trees. Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds. When the fruits 8. (eat) , the seeds inside them go undamaged through 9.(animal) stomachs and are passed out in their droppings. 10. seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.
When I was born there was already another youngster in the family—a collie dog just three months old.
Laddie _______near me, ate with me and played with me. I _______ dressed him in my clothes. We _________ almost everything and we cuddled for comfort and _________ I had no brothers or sisters, so he was my brother.
Years passed and when I returned from school one day and opened the _______, there was no Laddie. Believing he was playing "hide-and-seek", I searched all his favorite _______ places. Meanwhile my parents were trying to _______ to me, but I was not listening, I was searching and calling madly for my _______ .
The blow was more than I could bear, and as a result I was _______ and off school for many weeks, suffering from extreme sadness.
Many years passed before I got a dog of my own. He was my son's ________, Yogi. The two would get up to all kinds of mischief (顽皮). When Yogi's ________ came we all went with him to the vets and hugged him, petted him and ________ him for his company and love. That way it ________ the blow for us.
The loss of a（n） ________ is heartbreaking, but we have the option of providing that final release with dignity and relieving ________ It's what must be done.
1.A.jumped B.slept C.came D.shouted
2.A.never B.even C.quickly D.then
3.A.tried B.knew C.enjoyed D.shared
4.A.friendship B.fun C.warmth D.strength
5.A.cupboard B.window C.box D.door
6.A.drinking B.feeding C.hiding D.playing
7.A.explain B.cry C.joke D.sigh
8.A.father B.mother C.brother D.sister
9.A.moved B.upset C.ill D.relieved
10.A.tool B.toy C.caretaker D.companion
11.A.owner B.festival C.friend D.time
12.A.admired B.thanked C.praised D.rewarded
13.A.increased B.softened C.received D.caused
14.A.pet B.relative C.animal D.treasure
15.A.suffering B.misunderstanding C.danger D.embarrassment
"Old wives' tales" are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. For example, most of us remember our parents' telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. 1. Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time.
Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. 2. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.
3. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. 4. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. Sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.
Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don't hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives' tales. 5. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.
A. Garlic is good for you, too.
B. Is there any truth in these teachings?
C. Who can decide whether they are right or wrong?
D. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so.
E. Unfortunately, not all of Mom's advice passed the test of medical studies.
F. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated from thousands of years of experience in family health care.
G. They are just the guesses and imaginations of people in the past when people's scientific knowledge was quite limited.
The school was founded in 1959 by Sisters of the Roman Union of the Order of Saint Ursula (established in 1535), at the invitation of Archbishop Verineux of Hualien diocese(教区)and the local government. At that time, economic conditions in Taiwan were still undeveloped. Hualien, at the ''back of the mountains" suffered from an inconvenient location and lacked resources to develop its local economy. Thus, the Sisters followed the spirit of the Gospel(信条)to make a "preferential option for the poor" and invited the Ursulines worldwide to cooperate. Many Ursuline school children in Europe saved their pocket money just to help establish an Ursuline school in Taiwan, which was very far away from them.
Women's education is part of the mission of the Roman Union of the Order of Saint Ursula. Through its belief that “Life transmits life; love nourishes(滋养)love", the Institute seeks to fully educate young women fitting in well with the society, capable of taking up the responsibility of becoming a stable force in society and promoting family life as the basic strength of that society. The early establishment of Stella Maris Girl's Junior High School was a response to the inadequacy and inequality of women's education. A High School was added to it three years later, and the school was renamed Stella Maris Girl's High School. In 1970, in correspondence with the social and environmental trends and the request of the Archbishop the school started to recruit (招 收)boys, and changed its name to the current one: Stella Maris High School.
With its focus firmly placed on whole person education concepts, respect for Catholic educational goals, and educational concepts of respect, freedom, and love, the school makes every effort to fulfill students' potential and develop their personality. Gradually, with the development of Taiwan's economy, the school adjusted its structures. It established a Kindergarten Teachers5 Department and Dress and Fashion Department in 1976, Arts and Craft Department in 1987, and the Information Systems and Integrated(集成)High School in 1996. The range of Stella Maris High School has gradually grown to completeness.
1.Why was the school founded?
A.To spread Christianity.
B.To help with local economy.
C.To cooperate with local people.
D.To promote the quality of education.
2.The Roman Union of the Order of Saint Ursula believes young women should do the following EXCEPT .
A.adapting themselves to society
B.placing value on family life
C.acting as a stable force in society
D.supporting their husbands' careers
3.Which of the following is most likely to be the feature of the school today?
A.Being single-sex. B.Being complete.
C.Being traditional. D.Being modern.
4.What is still NOT known after you read the passage?
A.Where the school is.
B.When the school was founded.
C.What are the majors in the school.
D.How much school fees are needed.
In the 1990s Vietnam faced a terrible problem: many children in their country were malnourished(营养不良的).The government approached Jerry Sternin, who was at the time working for Save the Children in the USA, to set up an office in Vietnam. Jerry moved his family to Vietnam but when he arrived he discovered that not everyone in the government saw hope and appreciated his presence. He was told by his sponsor in the Foreign Affairs Department that they had 6 months to make a difference.
Now Jerry had read the research and it was clear that big issues such as poverty and water cleanliness were major factors. Jerry put these findings into a bucket(桶)he called ''true but useless". He wasn't about to change poverty or how clean Vietnam's water was. Instead he set about finding examples where things were working.
Jerry set off to visit villages across the country. He asked people whether they knew of families who had children of a healthy weight even though they had access to the same resources as everyone else. And the answer was always ''yes". They all seemed to know of some families where the kids were doing much better than most. So he visited these families and observed how the mothers fed their children. Over time a pattern came into view. Mothers of children with a healthy weight did four things differently from the rest.
What happens next illustrates Jerry Sternin's talent. Instead of racing down the street screaming about his findings and advocating everyone with malnourished kids adopting these four behaviours, Sternin identified 50 families in 14 villages who could benefit and then took groups of 10 mothers to cook with the mothers with the healthy kids. They practiced together and learned a new way of behaving.
After 6 months 65% of the children were better nourished and stayed that way. Throughout the 90s this approach benefited 2. 2 million children in 265 villages and became the standard approach to fixing child malnutrition in Vietnam.
1.From the passage we can see that when Jerry got to Vietnam .
A.he found the problem was too difficult for him to solve
B.he felt some people in the government doubted his ability
C.he spent 6 months staying with families of the unhealthy children
D.he brought with him the treatment for malnourished children there
2.What did Jerry believe was the key to solving the problem?
A.Changing poverty.
B.Reading about research.
C.Cleaning drinking water.
D.Finding a healthy pattern.
3.In what way were families with healthy children different from others?
A.How they were fed. B.How they were educated.
C.How much they exercised. D.How wealthy they were.
4.What played a key role in solving the problem?
A.Jerry Sternin's devotion to work.
B.Jerry Sternin's team spirit.
C.Jerry Sternin's choice of the right method.
D.Jerry Sternin's wide range of knowledge.
Before the exams began, God told me in my mind several times, ''Don't cheat. '' But I did not listen because I knew it was not easy for me to get good marks in exams. Taking out my notebook, I copied the answers from it and passed the exams with very good marks.
I felt guilty and ashamed and asked God to forgive me, which I thought was all I needed to do to give me peace. Using my good exam results I went on further with my education. Studying in Kwara State College of Education, I could not have peace in my mind, thinking, ''You have done wrong. The result is not yours. ''
At last I went to the leaders of my church to ask for help, who told me that it is not enough to say sorry to God. I must show that I am sorry by putting right what I did wrong. For me, that meant telling the principal(校长)of the college that I cheated in the exams and that I should not have got into the college. I wrote a letter to him, telling him what I had done and took the letter to the principal's office and gave it to his secretary, who read it first. '' If this gets to the principal you will go to prison," she said. ''Go away and think about it. ''
I went back to the church leaders and told them what the secretary said and they said I must still go to the principal. So the next day, I went back to the secretary, who took me to see the principal this time. To my surprise, he told me not to be afraid but to go to the person who was in charge of the exams. I did as required and that person let me take the exams again. I passed! Now I am back at the college, but, more importantly, God has taken away the feelings of guilt and I have peace in my mind.
1.What does the writer tell us?
A.Why he cheated in an exam.
B.Why he wrote to the principal.
C.How he recovered a peaceful mind.
D.How he prepared for the college entrance exam.
2.Which of the following played the most important part in correcting what the writer did wrong?
A.Working hard at his lessons.
B.Doing as the church leaders said.
C.Going to the church to say sorry to god.
D.Communicating with the school leaders.
3.How did the principal react when the writer saw him?
A.He was good to him.
B.He was angry with him.
C.He refused to accept his apology.
D.He thought he had done nothing wrong.
4.What finally helped the writer feel good again?
A.His honesty. B.His tolerance.
C.His hard work. D.His generosity.
