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Xu Lizhen, a 74-year-old lady, has been acting as a tour guide for nearly 20 years in Yang Shuo, Gui Lin,1.is a city known both in China and abroad for its beautiful landscape. 2. she attended only primary school when she was young, she can now speak approximately 11 foreign languages3.(fluent).

Since 20 years ago, tourists4.( show )affection for Yang Shuo, including a great many foreigners, In order to make a5.(live), Xu Lizhen began to sell water. However, she could hardly make any money at first because foreigners didn't understand her accent. She tried to imitate the6.(pronounce) of the foreigners, take notes and learn them7.heart. If she came across tourists who can speak both Chinese and a foreign language, she would ask them to translate their words many times so that she could remember them8.(well). It is in this way that the old granny masters 11 languages, such as English, French, Russian, Korean. Now, she has no difficulty at all9.(communicate) with foreign friends in simple oral English. She is also  10.(refer) to as Mother Moon for her kindness among tourists.

    It is 5 am and it’s too dark to see the fields of volcanic rock and trees on either side of the highway. But over the lights of my car, I get a taste of the _________ I’m really here for, as a few stars Pierce (渗透) the inky _________ sky.

Today our relationship to the universe is largely connected byes _________, such as telescopes and NASA assignments. But for thousands of years, humans could _________ look up on a clear night to be _________ at the bright spots that stretched (延伸) directly over them.

But over time, we’ve _________ ourselves from our sky, building a covering of artificial light between ourselves and the dark depth of space. Our _________ , neon signs (霓虹灯), and other electric lights are increasingly flooding the night sky and _________ the stars. _________ , about one third of the world’s population cannot see the Milky Way from where they live. And some can’t even recognize it. The sense of wonder for the night sky __________, and that means something vital to humanity is lost as well.

That’s why I’ve dragged myself out of bed hours before __________. Like 99 percent of Americans, I live with __________ pollution and I’ve never seen a truly night sky. So I’m here to __________ my first glance.

As I __________ out of the car, I __________ raise my face up towards the sky, worrying whether I can make it. There it is, __________ across the sky as far as I can see. The Milky Way is so vivid that my eyes don’t even have to __________ the dark to see it.

I expect to feel the __________ of the sky, perhaps as though I’m falling into a bottomless hole. Instead, the blanket of stars above me is so thick that it is hard to __________. In black and white, the whole scene feels surreal.

As I get back in the car, I pass a __________ that says “Never Stop Looking Up.”

1.A.view B.issue C.event D.cause

2.A.clear B.black C.blue D.dirty

3.A.emotion B.survey C.imagination D.technology

4.A.completely B.hardly C.simply D.rarely

5.A.depressed B.frightened C.confused D.amazed

6.A.excused B.distanced C.freed D.defended

7.A.shops B.decorations C.streetlights D.buildings

8.A.covering B.beating C.unlocking D.reflecting

9.A.Moreover B.Instead C.Therefore D.Meanwhile

10.A.increases B.disappears C.struggles D.pours

11.A.sunrise B.dark C.sunset D.dusk

12.A.noise B.air C.waste D.light

13.A.turn out B.search for C.apply for D.figure out

14.A.step B.look C.wonder D.think

15.A.formally B.confidently C.nervously D.casually

16.A.putting B.walking C.cutting D.stretching

17.A.adjust to B.turn to C.depend on D.throw away

18.A.length B.width C.depth D.strength

19.A.test B.weigh C.catch D.measure

20.A.note B.sign C.letter D.signal

    It is back to school time in much of the world. Calm, easy mornings are replaced with busy, hurried ones. Children wake up early and get ready for school. Many parents are also getting ready for work, helping their children and preparing food for lunches. 1.. But that may be a big mistake for students, Whether at home, on the way to school or at school, eating something healthy for breakfast may help a student get better grades.

2.? The answer is yes. Experts at Healthy Children. org say that in the United States about 8 to 12 percent of all students in grade school (Kindergarten through 8th grade) do not eat breakfast. By the time students are in high school ( grades 9-12), 20 to 30 percent of them ignore the morning meal.

3.. This gives your body the energy it needs to think clearly and to remember what it learns. When it comes to giving the brain what it needs to work at its highest level, not all breakfasts are created equal. The best breakfast should include complex sugar that slowly release energy to the body. 4..

A good breakfast is not just helpful for school-aged children. 5..

A.Do many children hate breakfast

B.Some people ignore breakfast to save time

C.Lunches are also important for students’ health

D.Whole grain bread and low-sugar cakes are examples

E.The best breakfast is a combination of sugar, protein and fat

F.Are there really that many children who do not eat breakfast

G.We all may gain from eating something healthy in the morning

    Can you trust your very first childhood memories? Maybe not, a new study suggests.

Past researches show that people's earliest memories typically form around 3 to 3. 5 years of age. But in a recent survey of more than 6,600 people, British scientists have found that 39 percent of participants claimed to have memories from age 2 or younger. These first memories are likely false, the researchers said. This was particularly the case for middle -aged and older adults.

For the study, researchers asked participants to describe their first memory and the age at which it occurred. Participants were told they had to be sure the memory was the one that had happened. For example, it shouldn't be based on a photograph, a family story or any source other than direct experiences. Then the researchers examined the content, language and descriptive details of these earliest memories and worked out the likely reasons why people would claim to have memories from an age when memories cannot form.

As many of these memories dated before the age of 2, this suggests they were not based on actual facts, but facts or knowledge about their babyhood or childhood from photographs or family stories. Often these false memories are fired by a part of an early experience, such as family relationships or feeling sad, the researchers explained.

"We suggest that what a rememberer has in mind when recalling fictional early memories is …a mental representation consisting of remembered pieces of early experiences and some facts or knowledge about their own babyhood or childhood, " study author Shania Kantar said in a journal news release, "Additionally, further details may be unconsciously inferred or added. Such memory-like mental representations come~ over time, to be collectively experienced when they come to mind, so for the individual, they quite simply are memories, which particularly point to babyhood. "

"Importantly, the person remembering them doesn't know this is fictional," study co-author Martin Conway said "In fact, when people are told that their memories are false they often don't believe it. "

1.What can we learn from a recent study?

A. Memories form after the age of 3. B. Participants are good at telling stories

C. Adults are likely to form false memories D. Earliest memories may play a trick on us

2.Which source did the researchers require for the earliest memories?

A. A direct experience. B. A family story.

C. A family photo. D. A sad feeling.

3.What are these fictional early memories according to Kantar?

A. They are repeated mental representations.

B. They are a collection of early experiences.

C. They are a combination of both facts and fictions.

D. They are further details of remembered experiences.

4.Which part of a newspaper is this text probably taken from?

A. Society. B. Psychology. C. Technology. D. Health.

    Marian Bechtel sits at West Palm Beach’s Bar Louie counter by herself, quietly reading her e-book as she waits for her salad. What is she reading? None of your business! Lunch is Bechtel’s “me” time. And like more Americans, she’s not alone.

A new report found 46 percent of meals are eaten alone in America. More than half(53 percent) have breakfast alone and nearly half(46 percent) have lunch by themselves. Only at dinnertime are we eating together anymore, 74 percent, according to statistics from the report.

“I prefer to go out and be out. Alone, but together, you know?” Bechtel said, looking up from her book. Bechtel, who works in downtown West Palm Beach, has lunch with coworkers sometimes, but like many of us, too often works through lunch at her desk. A lunchtime escape allows her to keep a boss from tapping her on the shoulder. She returns to work feeling energized. “Today, I just wanted some time to myself,” she said.

Just two seats over, Andrew Mazoleny, a local videographer, is finishing his lunch at the bar. He likes that he can sit and check his phone in peace or chat up the barkeeper with whom he’s on a first-name basis if he wants to have a little interaction(交流). “I reflect on how my day’s gone and think about the rest of the week,” he said. “It’s a chance for self-reflection. You return to work recharged and with a plan.”

That freedom to choose is one reason more people like to eat alone. There was a time when people may have felt awkward about asking for a table for one, but those days are over. Now, we have our smartphones to keep us company at the table. “It doesn’t feel as alone as it may have before all the advances in technology,” said Laurie Demeritt, whose company provided the statistics for the report.

1.What are the statistics in paragraph 2 about?

A.Food variety.

B.Eating habits.

C.Table manners.

D.Restaurant service.

2.Why does Bechtel prefer to go out for lunch?

A.To meet with her coworkers.

B.To catch up with her work.

C.To have some time on her own.

D.To collect data for her report.

3.What do we know about Mazoleny?

A.He makes videos for the bar.

B.He’s fond of the food at the bar.

C.He interviews customers at the bar.

D.He’s familiar with the barkeeper.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.The trend of having meals alone.

B.The importance of self-reflection.

C.The stress from working overtime.

D.The advantage of wireless technology.