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Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk, Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.
However, her ________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere. The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light. In hospital, when told she would never ________ again, she couldn't believe it. Three months later, she was ________ out of hospital on a wheelchair. Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old children's storybook. A bookmark in it made her________ to page 117. The name of the _________ was ‘The Day Clara Walked’. She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.
_________， after a year's hard exercise, Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics. While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Olympic Stadium, memories _________： first, the pain and the tears, the book under her pillow, the words of relatives full of advice and comfort, and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________ for her talent. Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on ________， their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder, ________ she could balance the hoop (圈) as well as her teammates. She registered for the 2004 Olympic Games, and finally she received _________ from the Olympic Committee.
Her _________ was interrupted by the attendant who said, “It's time”， two words that she had been ________ to hear for so long. Smoothing her dress, she walked into the stadium, each ________ firm and steady. Everything was ________， and the applause rang loud in her ears, her heart beating ________ in her chest.
Later that night, Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old ________on the shelf, which opened to page 117, to the chapter ‘The Day Clara Walked’， tears ________ her vision.
1.A.intention B．dream C．life D．career
2.A.remembered B．forgot C．experienced D．suffered
3.A.see B．dance C．sing D．walk
4.A.wheeled B．rocked C．thrown D．rushed
5.A.point B．relate C．open D．adapt
6.A.bookmark B．page C．story D．chapter
7.A.Fortunately B．Surprisingly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
8.A.outside B．inside C．beneath D．opposite
9.A.squeezed out B．faded away C．mixed up D．flooded in
10.A.fright B．admiration C．sympathy D．regret
11.A.cheerfully B．thankfully C．nervously D．doubtfully
12.A.until B．while C．as D．once
13.A.approval B．praise C．support D．access
14.A.plan B．thought C．attempt D．sight
15.A.eager B．content C．upset D．proud
16.A.breath B．wave C．step D．look
17.A.unexpected B．perfect C．awful D．finished
18.A.immediately B．swiftly C．properly D．fiercely
19.A.hoop B．letter C．book D．dress
20.A.rolling B．filling C．clouding D．rushing
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We all face quantities of stresses in day-to-day living, whether at work, in the home, or anywhere in between. 1. Here's how stress can help us on an everyday basis.
◆ Sharpen your memory.
Did you ever notice that sometimes when you are stressed, your memory seems to improve? Remember that test you passed where the answers seemed to come out of nowhere? 2. It's because of stress hormones（荷尔蒙）that increase your alertness(机敏) when it's most needed.
◆ 3.
Successful employees turn stress into motivation. Have you ever noticed that you get the least amount of work done when you have the fewest deadlines? Too little stress can affect how much you actually get done. When you take risks and choose to get over the difficulty, it improves your mental toughness and self-confidence.
◆ Helping you resist the attack of illness.
4. Believe it or not, the right kind of stress can help your body's defenses against illness. When you get sick, stress causes you to make hormones that battle threats to your health. That burst of stress is helpful to your immune system when your body faces a threat.
◆ Making your life more interesting.
Think about some stressful situations that we consciously put ourselves in to make life more interesting and enjoyable, like asking someone out on a first date, conquering a known fear, or learning something new. These may not immediately come to mind when you think of stress because of the positive outcomes. 5.
A．Helping you get an advantage at work.
B．Helping you get through difficult times.
C．This will happen whenever you are stressed.
D．That's one way your brain responds to stress.
E. You need a healthy immune system to help fight off diseases.
F. But they're the types that can help you achieve fulfillment and happiness.
G. But handled properly, stress can have many benefits for the body and mind.
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Threedimensional printers are fast becoming everyday devices in the United States. ThreeD printers are used to make everything from automobile parts to bone replacements for human patients. American research scientists are now working on creating replacements for living tissue.
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have been working on creating and manufacturing living tissue since 2003. This process is called biofabrication (生物制造). It requires special printing equipment and a special kind of ink.
Traditional printers require ink to produce an image or design on a piece of paper. For their threeD printer, the South Carolina researchers prepare complex nutritious solutions they call bioinks. Bioinks are made of proteins and glucose (葡萄糖), which normally provides energy for most cells of the body. The researchers also add living cells taken from the animal that will receive the new, printed tissue. The bioinks are then added to a device that researchers call the Palmetto bioprinter.
Sarah Grace Dennis is one of the researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina. She says new technology, like the Palmetto bioprinter, is a great help to the biofabrication process.
The bioinks are placed in three dispensers (分配器), containers, inside the printer. Lasers control both the position of the printing surface and the places where the bioink is released.
Michael Yost is a leader of the research team. He says the printing process is fully automated — machineoperated. He says that the Palmetto bioprinter makes it possible to create complex tissue types.
The researchers say bioprinting is still experimental. But they hope in a few years they may be able to print tissue to replace damaged human organs.
But there are still some problems which need to be solved. Some scientists worry about how to get blood to the replacement tissue. The flow of blood is important to keep the printed tissue alive.
Michael Yost hopes that more people will believe in the benefits of biofabrication.
“Tissue biofabrication is a reality, and it is a reality now, and if you come here and you get to see it. You will get to see it. You can't touch it, but you will see it and think this is real. And this is really human.”
1.What can we know about the bioinks?
A．They are the necessities of bioprinting.
B．They only contain proteins and glucose.
C．They can be placed in the traditional printers.
D．They are available in our local drugstores.
2.Which of the following is one of the concerns with biofabrication?
A．Researchers can't find enough living cells of animals to make the bioinks.
B．The price of the bioprinter is too high and most people can't afford it.
C．Scientists have some difficulty in getting the blood to the replacement tissue.
D．People are worried about the safety of the biofabrication process.
3.According to Michael Yost, we can infer that ________.
A．the Palmetto bioprinter can work without power
B．the Palmetto bioprinter has been used to treat the patients
C．the Palmetto bioprinter can only be found in the United States
D．the Palmetto bioprinter will have a bright future in medical use
4.The passage mainly tells us about ________.
A．the threeD printer and its working principles
B．the bioinks and their use in bioprinting
C．the spread use of the bioprinter in the USA
D．the growing demand for biofabrication
A GRANDMOTHER, Michelle Riotton, 78, survived after falling down a mountain valley. She set off for a walk alone dressed only in a light jacket and trousers. “I slipped into a valley！” said Mrs Riotton, who said the fall happened in a deep forest close to her home village.
It was warm and sunny when the accident happened, but temperatures dropped to very low when night fell, and it rained. “I wasn't afraid，” said Mrs Riotton. “But I was worried that my children and grandchildren would become too worried about me.” Mrs Riotton said she covered herself in leaves when feeling cold, taking very small bites of two biscuits which she had in her pocket and drinking rainwater which fell down her face.
She spent six nights before she was found on Saturday. She was lying at the bottom of the valley, which was less than a mile from her home. The search had once been stopped, but Patrice Fossard, one of her neighbors, insisted that the search continue. “There was no way we could give up her, even if deep inside we felt we had little hope of finding her alive，” said Mr Fossard. “It was a miracle that Michelle was finally found.”
Mrs Riotton said she would be taking life easier from now on. “Enough is enough！” she said. “No more forests — don't want to visit one again.”
A mountain policeman said walking alone in the mountain was not recommended and that Mrs Riotton should have carried a mobile phone with her. “The mountains are particularly dangerous at this time of year as sunny afternoons can quickly change into cold, wet and stormy evenings.” he said. “Anybody walking into the mountains should carry safety equipment and be prepared for any kind of emergency.”
1.When Michelle Riotton was in the valley, she ________.
A．was hurt too badly to move
B．missed her home very much
C．didn't feel afraid
D．felt very hungry
2.Michelle Riotton covered herself with leaves to ________.
A．keep warm during her suffering
B．prevent the harmful animals
C．make herself noticed by others
D．avoid getting wet in the rain
3.Michelle Riotton got lost on ________.
A．Sunday B．Saturday
C．Wednesday D．Monday
4.According to the mountain policeman, ________.
A．the mountains in the morning are very dangerous
B．one had better not walk in the mountains alone
C．people should carry safety equipment every day
D．people wouldn't be safe without a mobile phone
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To most people, noise pollution is a jet flying over their heads. For one Spanish woman, it is a neighbor playing the piano. The woman has taken her neighbor to court. Now she wants to send her neighbor to prison for over seven years on the charges of psychological damage and noise pollution.
In a country known for its noisiness, the case has raised eyebrows. Neighbors often complain about street noise in Spain, but people seeking prison time for someone practicing the piano is unheard of. At the trial, Sonia Bosom says she has been suffering noise pollution up to now due to the practice sessions of Laia Martin, who lives below her. Martin, 27, didn't admit that she played at home that often, saying she took regular classes in other towns and mostly practiced at home on the weekends.
On the first day of the trial, the newspaper reported that Bosom told the court she now hated pianos so much that she couldn't even stand seeing them in a film.
Bosom says years of hearing constant playing has caused her “psychological injury”. Medical reports show she has suffered from a variety of problems, including insomnia (失眠), anxiety, and panic attacks.
She says tests by local authorities have found that the sound levels made by the piano are up to 10 decibels (分贝) higher than the limit. City authorities have asked the family several times to either stop the piano playing or soundproof (隔音) the room. The family told the court they carried out soundproofing work twice but the complaints continued.
The court hasn't made a final decision. A spokeswoman says the trial will end before May.
1.Bosom wants to send Martin to prison because ________.
A．Martin's playing the piano damaged her health
B．Bosom suffered from heart attack
C．Martin refused to take regular classes in other towns
D．Martin flew a jet over her head
2.How did Laia Martin respond to the complaints?
A．She stopped playing the piano.
B．She soundproofed the room.
C．She didn't admit she played at home.
D．She took her neighbor to court.
3.Which of the following may probably be the best title for the passage?
A．A 7year Sentence Caused by the Piano
B．Pianist Charged with Noise Pollution
C．Health Problems of a Spanish Woman
D．Actions Against Noise by Local Authority
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At least 3 people are dead in the Philippines now that Typhoon Hagupit has landed.
The typhoon, which hit the eastern Philippines over the weekend, has blown down trees and sent more than 650thousand people into shelters before weakening.
“There were very strong winds last night. The roof was beginning to move, and rain was getting inside the rooms，” said a villager.
The storm hit with gusts (强风) of over 100 miles per hour. And while the storm has slowed considerably from the super typhoon level it had last week, Hagupit still remains strong enough to create more damage.
Christopher Perez is a local weather forecaster. He says, “We are continuing to expect bad weather and rough ocean waves. Threats of possible flash floods and landslides (滑坡) as well as possible storm waves are occurring in coastal areas.”
Hagupit is expected to roll into the South China Sea tomorrow.
It's currently going westward toward the southern tip of Vietnam, meaning it's unlikely to affect China.
Hagupit's strength in the Philippines is much less severe than Typhoon Haiyan, which rolled through the country in 2013.
Haiyan's tsunamilike storm waves and killer winds left thousands of people dead and leveled_entire_villages.
The central Philippines is still trying to recover from last year's massive storm waves.
1.We can know from the passage that the Typhoon Hagupit is ________.
A．getting stronger
B．weakening
C．going to affect China soon
D．moving more than 120 miles per hour
2.The underlined part “leveled entire villages” probably means “________”．
A．destroyed all the buildings in the villages
B．were of the same sea level as the villages
C．killed all the villagers
D．blew down all the trees in the villages
3.Which of the following places suffered most when Typhoon Haiyan rolled in?
A．The eastern Philippines.
B．The southern tip of Vietnam.
C．The South China Sea.
D．The central Philippines.
4.What do we know about Typhoon Haiyan from the passage?
A．It caused less severe damage than Typhoon Hagupit.
B．It also rolled in Vietnam and China.
C．It brought about a lot of deaths.
D．It damaged the roofs of all the houses.
