Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper - a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax(蜂蜡), which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but nothing can prevent the birds from making efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
1.What can we know from paragraph 1?
A. The wild bees’ nests can be easily found.
B. The wild bees’ honey isn’t a natural sugar.
C. A honey guide can help people find the honey.
D. A honey guide is a local villager living in the forest.
2.The underlined word “the follower” in paragraph 2 refers to________.
A. A member of a nest’s bees.
B. A bird which feeds on bees.
C. A person who raises bees.
D. A person who hunts for honey.
3.Which words can best describe a honey guide ?
A. Determined and smart.
B. Selfish and self-centered.
C. Helpful and Humorous.
D. Stubborn and mean.
The National Gallery
Description:
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modern ones by Renoir and Van Gogh. The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance.
Layout:
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to15th-century paintings, and artists include Duccio, Uccello, VanEyck, Lippi, Mantegna, Botticelli and Memling.
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings, and artists include Leonardo da Vinci, Cranach, Michelangelo, Raphael, Bruegel, Bronzino, Titan and Veronest.
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings, and artists include Caravaggio, Rubens, Poussin, Van Dyck, Velazquez, Claude and Vermeer.
The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings, and artists include Canaletto, Goya, Turner, Constable, Renoir and Van Gogh.
Opening Hours:
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm(Fridays 10am to 9pm)and is free, but charges apply to some special exhibitions.
Getting There:
Nearest underground stations: Charing Cross(2-minute walk). Leicester Square(3-minute walk),Embankment(7-minute walk),and Piccadilly Circus(8-minute walk).
1.Where should you enter to enjoy the older collections ?
A.The main entrance.
B.The ground floor entrance.
C.The Trafalgar Square.
D.The East Wing.
2.In which century’s collection can you see paintings in the modern Sainsbury Wing ?
A.The 12th. B.The 14th.
C.The 16th. D.The 18th.
3.Where are Van Gogh’s works shown?
A. In the Sainsbury Wing.
B. In the main West Wing.
C. In the North Wing.
D. In the East Wing.
4.Which of the following is true according to the last 2 paragraphs?
A.You can enjoy the Gallery at 6am on Thursdays.
B.You are advised to go there only on Fridays.
C.Any special exhibitions are absolutely free of charge.
D.Charing Cross is the closest station to the Gallery.
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Editor's note: China is the top country of origin for international students in the US, with more than 274,000 Chinese students reportedly accounting for 31 percent of all international students at US universities. Many Chinese parents save up a lot of money for their children to pursue an overseas education. Is it worth spending big to study abroad? You are welcome to leave your comments.
Arsa (Russia): I went to study abroad when I was 17. First year was a total waste as I met plenty of Russian students in my college and we spent most of our time shopping and hanging out at cafes, it wasn't until two years later that I realized that my English hadn't improved. I changed my mindset entirely and started studying hard. I ended up staying in UK for 10 years, which opened a lot of doors and introduced me to great people, so I'm all for studying abroad.
Truth (US): There is an assumption that American education is the best in the world, so Chinese parents are pushing their kids to American colleges. And some are even sending their children overseas at junior or high school level. I often feel this is a mistake as the education a Chinese child gets in a foreign country is very different from what they are used to and they often struggle. Some students have trouble understanding their lecturers and their assignments keep coming back with poor scores.
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Time management refers to managing time effectively so that the right time is allocated to the right activity. Time management is essential in every field of life because time is the precious resource one needs to accomplish a task. Every single moment that passes once will never come back again. Time management helps you do your task in time and use your time more productively. It helps you to identify the useless activities which can be avoided and how time can be saved. It helps you allocate proper time for a task and perform the task more efficiently.
A student’s daily routine is filled with a lot of activities. Some are related to his studies, some are essential for his life and some are for entertainment or physical fitness. Still some activities have no use and just waste time. Similarly if the number of the activities for entertainment exceeds what is reasonable, they waste the time of a student. These activities include using the internet for chatting, playing games, watching movies or listening to music for hours on end. Such activities are called “distracters” which distract one from one’s real purpose.
Games and physical exercise are important for a student because they keep him fit in body and mind but game time should be controlled as it may waste his time.
No one wastes time intentionally. Time is always wasted in an insensible way. That’s why a student is aware of it until the days of exams come. So it is better to use the present time more effectively than cry over what you’ve done in the future.
As for a student, time management compromises various steps. It is not only necessary to allocate time for different subjects but also to identify right time for each such subject. What’s more, to identify the distracters which become causes of wastage of time is of significance as well.
Take a pen and sheet. Write down all the activities you do in your daily routine. Calculate how much time you have for your studies other than other activities. Determine how much time a subject can take out of your total study time. See which subject need more time.
Time management
Definition | You manage your time effectively for the 1. of giving the right time to the right activity. |
Significance | ●It is essential in every field of life because of the 2. of time. ●It helps you do your task in time, use your time more productively, 3. wasting time, give proper time to a task and perform the task more effectively. |
4. | ●Identify all the activities in your daily routine and remove 5. ones. ●Strictly 6. time spent on activities for entertainment. ●Games and physical exercise are helpful to keep you fit physically and 7. , but the amount of time spent on them should not exceed what is reasonable. ●Time is always wasted in an insensible way, so take care. ●Manage the present time more effectively in order not to cry over the 8. in the future. |
Steps | ● 9. all the activities in your daily routine. ● Calculating how much time you need for your studies other than other activities. ● 10. time for different subjects. ● Identifying the right time for each subject. |
1.When it comes to his designs, Ted becomes extremely p______, choosing colors carefully, and hard to satisfy.
2.He has decided to go abroad with the i______ of improving his English and finding a better job when he returns.
3.The reason why her novels enjoy great popularity among readers is that all the stories are a______ in everyday experience.
4.If the printer should break down under g______, we would repair it at our expense.
5.There was an a______ silence when no one knew what to say, and then I changed the subject.
6.This may have been an improvement, but "______ (突破)" was an overstatement.
7.Immediately upon seeing his manner, I knew he had a ______ (内疚的) conscience.
8.There's a danger of the government falling because it will lose its ______ (多数).
9.The subsequent events ______ (证实) my suspicions once again.
10.To extend ______ (参与) in public decision-making, they advocate telephone conference calls be widely used.
Most teens can't wait to learn to drive. Not so with me. Driving made me nervous. I didn't get a license until I turned 24 years old. As a result, when I first married, we only had one car and car pooled to work. My husband's hours were different from mine by one hour. I worked earlier. So he dropped me off and went to the diner to drink coffee until work time.
Then, in the afternoons, I leisurely walked the three miles to his work place where I waited in his car, reading a book.
One day while waiting for him, I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot. It was powder blue and sleek looking. The kind of car you dream about. I was busily admiring the car, when I noticed the driver. Honestly, she was probably the prettiest woman I had ever seen off the movie screen.
She pulled into the spot beside our car and it was all I could do not to stare. There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor. Jet black hair and alabaster skin. Our eyes made contact and she smiled at me. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and teeth like an even row of pearls. She was wearing a light blue shirt that just matched her car. Peeking through her long, softly curled hair I could see gold hoop earrings. They had to be gold to shine like that. A couple of minutes later, a nice looking man came out of the building, entered her car, leaned over and kissed her and she drove away.
Sitting there in my jeans, shirt and hair in a pony tail, I wanted to cry. How could some people have it all?
Maybe I would have forgotten about her, but the following week, I saw her again. Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week. She seemed friendly and always waved, flashing a big smile. My envy lingered long after she drove away.
Many nights when sleep evaded me, I would think about the beautiful lady. I wondered if she and her husband ate out, and where they dined, and what she was wearing. I wanted her to get out of the car and let me see her full length. Did she wear really high heeled shoes and pants, or a skirt.
I would get my answers in a couple of weeks.
Sitting in our usual parking lot, I was holding my book, watching her over the top of it. She was waiting and when her husband came to the car, she called to him. They spoke a few words and he opened the car door for her to step out. He took her arm and helped her out of the car. I could see very well as she moved to get out. She was wearing a skirt.
She haltingly walked around to the passenger side very slowly, leaning on a walking cane. Sitting sideways in the car, she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other one. The beautiful lady had a prosthesis on the left leg and a brace on the right leg. I couldn't watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me. For weeks I had envied this woman and her way of life, while I had been able to walk three miles to our car!
When my husband arrived and found me crying, he immediately asked what was wrong. Through my tears, I told him about the beautiful lady. He said he knew her husband and also knew the story. The beautiful lady and her parents were in a car that either stalled or got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train. Both parents were killed and she was severely injured. She was only 12 years old. The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals. He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home.
I prayed for forgiveness all the way home. The lady I thought had everything I didn't. I realized how lucky I was to have my parents, the ability to walk, run or dance through life and many wonderful things money can't buy. I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady for anything.
When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don't be fooled.
1.In the afternoons the woman walked three miles to her husband’s work place to ________.
A. take exercise on the way
B. meet the beautiful lady
C. enjoy the scenery and reading
D. wait for her husband
2.After seeing the beautiful lady, the woman concluded ________.
A. the beautiful lady led a rich and happy life
B. the beautiful lady liked to show off herself
C. she and her husband must make more money
D. she shouldn’t have married her husband
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The woman learned that health and family are more important.
B. The woman was poor and couldn’t afford another car and fancy clothes.
C. The woman envied the beautiful lady of her capable husband.
D. The woman regretted marrying her husband.
4.The underlined word “haltingly”(paragraph 10) probably means ________.
A. proudlyB. excitedlyC. difficultlyD. steadily
5.Which of the following do you think can be the best title of the passage?
A. Seeing is believing
B. Trust her heart instead of her look
C. Looks can be deceiving
D. Fooled by her look