Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began. What can be done to stop fights like this at school? In some schools, the disputants sit down with peer mediators(同龄调解者). Peer mediators are students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use:
1) Put what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel…” instead of “You always…”
2) Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
3) Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she talks.
4) Try to see the other person’s side of the problem.
5) Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You are foolish” makes the talk difficult.
6) Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide the result or the winner. They don’t decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, the disputants sit down with peer mediators(同龄调解者)
1.The underlined word “disputants” refers to the students ________.
A．who make peace B．who give in
C．who are lazy D．who quarrel
2.Peer mediators’ work is ________.
A．to give lessons to disputants
B．to find out who starts a quarrel
C．to give students some special training
D．to help find a way to make both sides happy
3.Which of the following ways is not used by Peer mediators in finding a “win-win” result?
A．Listen carefully to what the other person is saying.
B．Try to see the other person’s side of the problem.
C．Never say things like “You are foolish”
D．Never keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she talks.
Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
Jane Addams (1860 - 1935)
Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She created shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Rachel Carson (1907 - 1964)
Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular 1962 book “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects (影响) of pollution on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
Angela Merkel (1954 - )
In 2005, Germans chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany’s leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930 - )
When Sandra Day O’Connor finished her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court (最高法院) in 1981 after years of hard work.
Margaret Thatcher (1925 - 2013)
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman Prime Minister (首相). She served until 1990, which made her the first British leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain’s Iron Lady.
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation (辐射能). Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.
1.Who once won the Nobel Prize?
A．Jane Addams and Marie Curie.
B．Jane Addams and Margaret Thatcher.
C．Marie Curie and Angela Merkel.
D．Marie Curie and Rachel Carson.
2.What do Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher have in common?
A．Both of them were scientists before coming to power.
B．Both of them are the first woman head of their country.
C．Both of them are famous for being strict.
D．Both of them have worked for three terms.
3.Who once failed to find a job?
A．Jane Addams. B．Sandra Day O’Connor.
C．Rachel Carson. D．Margaret Thatcher.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A．Great women. B．Famous scientists.
C．Strong leaders. D．Ways to success for women.
Scientists are making new studies of color and its effects on our health. They have known for a long time that the color of a room or the color of the light in it can affect our feelings and emotions. Many prisons and hospitals have at least one room that is painted pink. Officials have found that light and color can produce physical changes in our bodies.
Professor Falfan worked with a group of 9 disabled children at school in Albert. Two of the children were blind. The other seven had normal sight. The scientists changed the color of the school room, and then looked for changes in blood pressure, heart beat and breathing rate. The effects of color changes were the same for the blind children as for those with normal sight. Their blood pressure dropped from about 120 to 100. Similar changes were reported in heart-beat and the breathing. The children were also calmer and less excited. Then the colors of the room were returned to orange and white. Blood pressure, heart-beat and breathing rate went up and the children became excited again.
Professor Falfan said different colors produce different levels of light energy. He said the differences seem to affect chemicals in the brain that carry messages from nerve to nerve and from nerve to muscle.
1.Light and color can affect ________.
A．only one’s feelings and emotions
B．one’s energy
C．one’s mental changes
D．one’s heart-beat, brain activities, blood pressure, feelings and emotions
2.The color of pink had a calming effect, that is to say, the color affects ________.
A．the chemicals in the brain
B．the eyes
C．the skin
D．the muscle
3.According to the text, orange and white are colors which can make people ________.
A. calm B. active C. sick D. blind
4.The colors in the school room mentioned in the passage were changed from ________.
A. orange to white
B. orange to dark blue
C. orange and white to pink or some other colors
D. gray to more colors
After I made it to the city center, I started to feel it might be easy for a foreigner to deal with the great size of Beijing. With growing confidence, I decided to take the subway to the hotel, not realizing that the network didn’t go that far. Impressed with the cleanliness of the station, I bought a ticket and boarded the first train that came along.
After a few minutes I asked in English of course a young man seated next to me where I should get off closest to the Friendship Hotel. Wearing a smart business suit and tie, he would surely speak English, wouldn’t he? Unfortunately, he couldn’t understand me but seemed very friendly. I showed him the room card with all the information of the Friendship Hotel in Chinese characters. He looked at it, and then his eyes moved quickly to the carriage （车厢） subway map. Next, he raised three fingers of his right hand.
In Australia, raising fingers at someone is not usually nice, but this man wasn’t smiling. At the next station he showed me two fingers. Now in Australia, that’s really rude, but I got the message. When we stopped at the third station, he didn’t just point to the door, but got up, took me out of the train, and led me to the top of the stairs, and out onto the street. Then he stopped a taxi and told the driver where to take me.
All this came from a man who couldn’t speak my language, and I couldn’t speak his. I was now speechless, especially when he refused my offer of money. I felt a little embarrassed having even thought he would accept a tip.
This experience made it clear I had to learn some Chinese quickly or my adventures might start turning into bad luck.
1.The author decided to take the subway because ________.
A．he lived near the city center
B．the network covered most of the stops
C．he believed in his ability to deal with the trip
D．he had a good impression of its cleanliness
2.Having been shown the room card, the young man ________.
A．understood the author well
B．still remained puzzled
C．answered the author directly
D．pointed at the subway map
3.Which of the following can’t be used to describe the young man?
A．helpful. B．rude.
C．warmhearted. D．caring.
4.The author’s purpose of writing this passage is mainly to ________.
A．prove the importance of being careful
B．appreciate the kindness of the young man
C．complain some cultural misunderstanding
D．describe one of his adventurous experiences
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When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more ______ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him ______ much in repairs that he decided that he had better ______ it.
He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly ______ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so ______ of them had any desire to buy it. Dave's friend Sam saw that he was ______ when they met one evening, and said, “What's ______, Dave?”
Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising it in the paper? You may ______more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's ______ was sensible(合理的), he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, ______ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”
For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no ______. But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to ______ him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be ______or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I'll ______ my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to ______ it.”
The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, ______ to wait there for the people who had ______his advertisement. Even Dave had to ______ that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then, soon after he had got the car as clean______it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave's car and then said, “Have you reported this ______to us yet, sir?”
1.A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily
2.A. so B. such C. very D. too
3.A. keep B. repair C. sell D. throw
4.A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous
5.A. some B. neither C. none D. most
6.A. delighted B. upset C. calm D. astonished
7.A. on B. up C. it D. that
8.A. learn B. miss C. get D. find
9.A. message B. advice C. request D. description
10.A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends
11.A. doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer
12.A. tell B. see C. agree D. call
13.A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late
14.A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce
15.A. recognize B. gain C. admire D. test
16.A. happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing
17.A. read B. inserted C. answered D. placed
18.A. forget B. show C. disagree D. admit
19.A. as B. that C. so D. such
20.A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result
As the price of homes goes up, many people ________ afford to a house.
A．can’t B．needn’t
C．may not D．should not
