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Yesterday, I went to have lunch in a restaurant. The restaurant was such crowded that the food arrived late and the fish was cold. I was on a hurry, so I started eating the food anyway. Several minute later, a server came to me and was asked how I liked the meal. In that situation, he may choose to say honestly that you are disappointing that the food came out cold. However, I choose not to tell the truth. With a smile on my face, I told the server nothing satisfied me. I told lie. But it made the server happily.
Starting high school is an exciting event. 71 Try these tips to help make the transition to high school go smoothly for you and your teenager.
Talk to your teenager. Find out how your teenager feels about high school. 72 Share some of your own experiences with them, and see if you can get an older cousin or family friend to talk to them, as well.
Orientation（迎新会） is a good thing. 73 The school will also likely have a parents’ night or parents’ orientation before of shortly after the school year begins. Your teenager may discourage you from attending it, but it is important for you to learn what to expect during their high school years. It is also a good opportunity to meet with teachers and other parents.
74 Before school starts, talk with your teenager about what their daily schedule will be like, what classes they will be taking, and how they will manage their time. Discuss any extracurricular(课外的) activities they might like to take part in. It is important for you to know their after-school plans. Then you can set some limits on things including where they are, whom they are with, and how they will be transported.
75 High school is a time when teenagers ask for their independence. However, it is important that you remind your teenager that you are still the parent. For example, they may want to decide when to do their homework or when to go to bed, and may start spending more time on the computer or phone. While it is OK fir you to loosen up on some things and let them make some of these decisions, make sure your teenager knows the limits.
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A．Set a good example. |
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B．They likely have both fear and anxiety. |
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C．Don’t forget about after-school activities. |
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D．Give your teenagers some independence. |
E. There you can get some advice from other parents.
F. Make sure your teenager attends it if the high school has one.
G. However, it can also cause some stress and anxiety for both parents and teenagers.
71 ________ 72 _________ 73 _________ 74 _________ 75 __________
Michael Jackson fans are coming a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian statue which looks remarkably like the late king of pop. Staff have been rushed off their feet since Jackson's death as thousands of mourners visit the exhibition to pay tribute to the star.
The statue has skinny cheeks and - most strikingly - a tipless nose. It is on display at the Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Field Museum in the United States. The bust(半身像) was bought in Cairo in 1889 and has been on display at the museum for 21 years.
But its popularity has risen rapidly since Michael Jackson's death after fans started writing about the ancient statue on internet blogs. The bust was carved during the New Kingdom Period, which ran between 1550 BC to 1050 BC. This was around the same time as famous Egyptians Ramesses and King Tut.
The museum's 4,500 daily visitors are banned from touching or kissing the statue, which is protected behind a glass screen. Astonished fans stand admiring the statue and discussing its likeness with others who have travelled to see it.
Darnell Williams, the director of guest relations, said some fans were treating a visit to the museum like a pilgrimage(朝圣). He said: "The statue has been here for years but interest has been raised since Michael Jackson's death. People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the king of pop.
"They want to touch and kiss the model like it is some sort of God but it is behind a screen to protect it from damage. Once people see it they are astounded and can't stop talking about its likeness. It really is remarkable."
James Phillips, manager of near east and north African exhibits, said little was known about the origins of the model.
He said: "The likeness is astonishing but I think it is probably a coincidence. We do not believe Michael Jackson ever visited the museum or saw the exhibit and there is therefore little chance he based his image on it. We believe the model is missing a nose because early Christians or Muslims removed noses from paintings and models to make them non-human.
1.Many people are streaming to see the Egyptian statue to _______.
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A．satisfy their curiosity |
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B．show their respect to Jackson |
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C．enjoy the splendid Egyptian culture |
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D．learn about the history of Egyptian |
2.The underlined words “rushed off their feet” in the first paragraph mean”______”.
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A．extremely busy |
B．rather tired |
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C．very annoyed |
D．quite surprised |
3.The statue is rapidly getting popular mainly because of ________.
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A．Jackson’s death |
B．its archaeological value |
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C．the Internet |
D．its long history |
4.It can be inferred that the exhibits at the Ancient Egypt exhibition are classified by _________.
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A．age |
B．area |
C．kind |
D．value |
It is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more. But in order to work up the desire to rewrite, it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage.
I am surprised at the number of famous writers I know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers’ opinions. One reason we may dislike reading our own work is that we’re often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down. Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work.
Different from popular belief, we do not usually think in the works and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas (known as ‘mentalese’ ), and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language. But while mentalese contains our thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry (织锦)，writing can only be composed one thread at a time. Therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple. It is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produce new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds.
When people write as if some strict critics (批评家) are looking over their shoulder, they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. Peter Elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem. When writing we should have two different minds. At the first stage, we should see every idea, as well as the words we use to express it, as wonderful and worth putting down. It is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for weaknesses.
1.What do we learn from the text about those famous writers?
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A．They often regret writing poor works. |
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B．Some of them write surprisingly much. |
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C．Many of them hate reading their own works. |
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D．They are happy to review the publishers’ opinions. |
2.What do people generally believe about the way human minds work?
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A．People think in words and sentences. |
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B．Human ideas are translated into symbols. |
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C．People think by connecting threads of ideas. |
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D．Human thoughts are expressed through pictures. |
3.What can we conclude from the text?
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A．Most people believe we think in symbols. |
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B．Loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable. |
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C．The writers and critics can never reach an agreement. |
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D．Thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work. |
A volcanic eruption in Iceland has sent ash across northern Europe Airlines have stopped or changed the flights across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving hundreds of passengers stuck in airports.
Grimsvom is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe. What makes Grimsvom different is that it lies under a huge glacier(冰川) of ice up to 12 maters thick. The hot volcano heats up the ice above it, which then forms a layer(层)of water between the glacier and the volcano This layer of water puts pressure on the volcano, keeping it stable, As the water flows out from under the glacier, the pressure lifts. The lava(岩浆) from the volcano then comes up to the surface. This is exactly what happened today.
Now, airlines have to make changes to their flights so as not to fly through the clouds of volcanic ash. according to KLM, one of Europe’s biggest airlines, airplanes cannot go under the cloud or over it. Going through the cloud can result in ash getting stuck in the airplane’s engines, causing damage to the plane.
The eruption has also caused problems for animals in Iceland. The volcano left ash and sharp. Glass-like rocks all over the countryside. Farmers are keeping their animals inside to stop them from eating ash—covered grass to the sharp object.
1.What makes Grimsvom different from other volcanoes?
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A．It is below ice. |
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B．It lies under the sea |
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C．It is the largest volcano |
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D．It is lava affects the airlines |
2.What keeps Grimsvom still?
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A．The slow flow of water. |
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B．The low water temperature. |
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C．The thick glacier. |
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D．The water pressure. |
3.Which of the following is the result of the volcanic eruption?
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A．People stop traveling in Europe. |
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B．Airlines suffer from the loss of planes. |
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C．It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside. |
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D．Farmers have lost many of their animals. |
4.This text is most probably taken from________.
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A．a research paper |
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B．a newspaper report |
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C．a class presentation |
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D．a geography textbook |
