Lukas Kusters grew up in Wilmington, Deleware, loving the sport of football! He was so good at it that he became ____ to his team as “The Dutch Destroyer”. His ____ was to play in the National Football League (NFL) one day for his favorite ____ —the Philadelphia Eagles.
When Lukas was just 9, he ____ that he had a rare form of cancer. His battle ____ several months and he ____ the disease as hard as ever.
During his fight with cancer, the quarterback of the Eagles, Carson Wentz heard about Lukas? illness. Wentz and his teammates decided to ____ a video to send it to Lukas in the hospital, ____ him well.
While receiving the video from the Eagles was ____, it was Lukas’____ that was even more surprising. In the face of his massive and ____ illness, all that Lukas wanted to do was to show ____ to Carson Wentz by giving him one of his w Dutch Destroyer” wrist bands.
Through the Make a Wish Foundation, Wentz and his Eagle teammates ____ to visit Lukas in the hospital. They spent a ____ day together and Lukas thanked Wentz by giving him a wrist band. Not long after, Wentz took the ____ wearing the bracelet (手环) in an NFL game! People around the world took ____ in Lukas, his story of ____ and gratitude (感激) and his “Dutch Destroyer” bracelets. People started to buy that kind of bracelets. Thousands of dollars from ____ the bracelets went to help other families battling childhood cancer.
____ cancer took Lukas from the world, he left a(n) ____ legacy (遗产) that live on around the world.
1.A. held B. advised C. punished D. known
2.A. origin B. dream C. opinion D. order
3.A. leader B. hero C. team D. trainer
4.A. learned B. regretted C. predicted D. assumed
5.A. won B. prevented C. lasted D. protected
6.A. prepared for B. called on C. fought for D. competed against
7.A. create B. buy C. borrow D. donate
8.A. forcing B. wishing C. fitting D. serving
9.A. amazing B. common C. lucky D. exciting
10.A. spirit B. health C. question D. response
11.A. returning B. rewarding C. growing D. betraying
12.A. relief B. gratefulness C. advantages D. doubt
13.A. arranged B. expressed C. allowed D. continued
14.A. long B. boring C. cold D. great
15.A. audience B. field C. camera D. light
16.A. attention B. prize C. interest D. attraction
17.A. wisdom B. courage C. independence D. reputation
18.A. inventing B. improving C. selling D. wearing
19.A. Unless B. Until C. If D. Although
20.A. spiritual B. disturbing C. embarrassing D. ambiguous
How to Run for Student Council
So you want to run for student council, but aren’t quite sure how to get started? Here are some tips that might help you:
1. Have a good reason for running. Before you run for student council, make sure that you have the correct reasons for it. Some good reasons include you would sincerely like to serve your class and contribute a lot to the student body. 1. Having a healthy reason for running will give you the positive energy and drive you will need to do your best during your campaign.
2. 2. Remember, the campaign is not the end result of running for student council. You should know the responsibilities and tasks you will face once you have the position to make sure that you are indeed ready for it.
3. Know the rules. Campaign rules typically differ from one school to another. 3. You have to follow school campaign rules and make sure that you are able to meet the basic requirements for candidates.
4. Have a certain policy you want to advocate. Make sure that this policy is indeed important for the student body and will bring about positive change. Also, your opinion should indeed be attainable and realistic. 4. You can even make your slogan out of your opinion and design your campaign posters based on it.
5. Practice good manners. How you conduct yourself during the campaign is a reflection of your leadership and morality (品行) 5. Maintain an attitude of respect to everybody一whether they’re on your side of the campaign or not.
If you truly want to be elected into the student council, give your campaign 100% of your effort. Good luck!
A. There are expenses involved with running a campaign.
B. Know the positions and the basic responsibilities for them.
C. Don’t run for student council just because you want the attention.
D. Associate yourself with it so that your classmates will remember you.
E. Therefore, you’d better know what is required and have an adviser to consult.
F. Avoid bad-mouthing other candidates or destroying others’ campaign materials.
G. Think about the words that best describe you and your advantages over the other candidates.
We’re often being told how self-driving can will reward US With almost unimaginable benefits when they finally hit the streets. Aside from the convenience of being chauffeured (私人司机) everywhere by artificial intelligence ( AI), there’s the safety factor, not to mention how environmentally friendly driver-less electric vehicles could be. But there’s also another advantage—parking. It’s one that could have a vast impact on the look, feel, and function of the cities, and it could thoroughly change the crowded urban spaces.
“We aren’t going to need parking, definitely not in the places we have it now,” Alain L. Komhauser, a researcher at Princeton University, told Patrick Sisson at Curbed. “Having parking close to where people spend time is going to be a thing of the past. If I’m at the office, it doesn’t need to be there.” The extreme case of totally empty car parks and city streets with no stationary (静止的) vehicles would probably require people to fully let go of personal car ownership.
“Car sharing is already reducing the need for parking spaces,” Carlo Ratti told Curbed. “Self-driving vehicles will strengthen this trend and have a dramatic effect on urban life, because they will blur (使模糊) the distinction between private and public modes of transportation,” he added. “‘Your’car could give you a lift to work in the morning and then, rather than sitting useless in a parking lot, give a lift to someone else in your neighbourhood，social-media community, or city.”
In that case, we needn’t park our cars. They’ll park by themselves, so we would see a huge increase in the width of sidewalks, bike lanes, and space for any other kind of transportation.
In all likelihood, we won’t see these kinds of changes happening very soon. But it’s exciting to think of the benefits this technology could bring.
1.Why do the author mention the often-told advantages of self-driving cars?
A. To draw a conclusion. B. To make a comparison.
C. To analyze the underlying reasons. D. To introduce the topic.
2.How can we achieve zero parking in cities?
A. By producing more eco-friendly electric cars.
B. By selling public vehicles to personal owners.
C. By promoting car-sharing with self-driving vehicles.
D. By allowing only self-driving vehicles to run on roads.
3.What will happen if we needn’t park our cars?
A. More people will walk to work.
B. Public transportation will shrink.
C. Urban areas will be less crowded.
D. We needn’t spend money on transportation.
4.What attitude does the author have towards self-driving technology?
A. Indifferent. B. Favorable.
C. Ambiguous. D. Disapproving.
Hamburgers, French fries，potato chips, popcorn, and pizza. There is no denying (否认) that these foods are tasty. But often, it’s the added salt that makes you desire them. Thus, US kids are eating too much salty food.
Table salt is about 40% sodium(钠). Our bodies need some sodium to work properly. But too much of it is not healthy. The salt bottle is to blame for just 11% of the sodium kids consume. The rest has been added to food before it even reaches the table. The following shows how much sodium is packed into a typical turkey-and-cheese sandwich.
A turkey sandwich can pack a big sodium punch. Add a teaspoon of mustard (芥末) and the total rises to 1,522 milligrams (mg). Kids aged 9 to 13 should get no more than 2,200 mg each day. This can raise blood pressure, which in turn can lead to heart problems. Today, 1 in 9 children has raised blood pressure. There’s good news though. Consuming less salt can lower blood pressure.
That, of course, is easier said than done. The more you eat salty foods, the more you develop a taste for them. The key to changing your diet is to start small. Small changes in sodium in foods are not usually noticed. Eventually, the effort will reset a kid’s taste buds (味蕾).
Bridget Murphy is a dietitian. She says kids can try adding spices to their food instead of salt. Eating fruits and vegetables and cutting back on packaged foods will also help.
Need a little inspiration? Murphy offers this tip: Focus on the immediate effects of a diet that is high in sodium. High blood pressure can make it difficult to be active. “ Do you want to think clearly and perform well in school?” she asks. “Do you want to run faster?”
Zerleen Quader, of the CDC, suggests reading nutrition labels. “It’s surprising how much the sodium content for the same food can vary by brand,” she says.
1.Why do kids tend to eat too much salt?
A. Salt contains much sodium. B. The salt bottles are too big.
C. Salt makes foods delicious. D. Salt is necessary for their bodies.
2.Where does most of the salt kids eat probably come from?
A. Family-cooked foods. B. Fruits and vegetables.
C. Bottles in the kitchen. D. Store-bought foods.
3.How does added salt do harm to one’s health?
A. It makes one too active. B. It raises blood pressure.
C. It changes sodium in salt. D. It makes gaining weight easy.
4.Which is a suggested way to reduce the intake of salt?
A. Replacing salt with spices. B. Eating without selection.
C. Eating less home-made food. D. Taking much exercise every day.
The minute Joe Serna walked into the Veterans Treatment Court, he could feel his shoulders tense up. He had come to turn himself in (自首).
Six months earlier, Serna had been arrested for driving after drinking and was required to report to Judge Lou Olivera’s court every two weeks to take a test and prove he hadn’t been drinking. Serna had passed every biweekly screening—until the week before. Positive. He decided to try to bluff his way out of trouble. “I never had a drink, Judge,” he told the court.
^Both Joe Serna and Judge Olivera were old soldiers, and Olivera had come to know and admire Serna as he participated in the court’s program to help old soldiers with drinking and addiction problems. And that was what had brought Serna back to Olivera’s court a week after his lie. “This guy is a fellow soldier,” he told himself. “I need to make this right.” So Serna stood before Olivera and admitted, “I lied, Judge. I was drinking.”
After countless combats and the memories of many “best buddies” losing their lives, 39-year-old Joe Serna left the army in 2013 with 18 years of service. But in truth, the terrible memories had never left him and would reappear in nightmares. And that’s the reason for his drinking. To this day, being stuck in a closed space can cause flashbacks (突然重现) for Serna.
On the day when Serna admitted he had lied about drinking, the judge was moved and decided on the punishment: one night in jail.
The next night, Joe Serna was in a small cell and felt he would soon be flashing back to a terrible war. Then the door opened, and Judge Olivera came in. Serna was confused. But a few minutes later, he understood the judge had decided to spend the night with him. The two talked for hours about their service, their families, and their hopes for the future. At around one in the morning, Serna fell asleep. “He will be OK now,” the judge said to himself as he rolled up his shirt into a makeshift pillow.
1.Which can best replace the underlined words in the second paragraph?
A. explain without being disturbed B. get away with his wrong-doing
C. give the court a little trouble D. give up drinking in future
2.What made Serna decide to turn himself in?
A. His sickness in his shoulders. B. His admiration for Olivera.
C. Olivera’ s help and identity. D. The advice of Serna’s family.
3.What can we know about Joe Sema?
A. He didn’t admit his fault and thus got punished.
B. He lost his life direction and got himself drunk often.
C. He had planned to talk more with Olivera in the cell.
D. He joined the army when he was 21 years old.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. An Army of Two B. A Considerate Judge
C. Two Soldiers’ War Experience D. Honesty Is the Best Policy
Tour Information of Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Important notes:
All our guided tours are conducted by our professionally trained volunteer guides. We are able to take children aged 11 and over into the working areas of the Bodleian Library on these tours. We regret that the guided tours are not recommended to younger children.
How to book: Purchase selected tickets online or at the Great Gate ticket office at least two days ahead of time.
1.Mini tour
The mini tour allows you to view the most beautiful parts of the Bodleian Library in just 30 minutes.
What you’ll see: 15th-century Divinity School and Duke Humfrey’s medieval (中世纪的) library.
Length: 30 minutes Price: £ 6 per person
Times: Monday—Saturday: 9:30, 15:30, 16:00, 16:40 Sunday: 12:45, 14:15, 14:45，15:15, 16:00, 16:40
2.Standard tour
This tour shows you the interior of the buildings that form the historic heart of the University.
What you’ll see: 15th-century Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellor’s Court and Duke Humfrey’s medieval library.
Length: 60 minutes Price: £ 8 per person
Times: Wednesday—Friday: 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 14:00 Sunday: 11:30, 14:00, 15:00
3.Extended tour—Upstairs, downstairs
This tour offers the opportunity to visit both the Bodleian Library’s wonderful historic rooms and the modern underground reading rooms.
What you’ll see: 15th-century Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellor’s Court, Duke Humfrey’s medieval library, Radcliffe Camera and Gladstone Link.
Length: 90 minutes Price: £ 15 per person
Time: Wednesday and Saturday： 9*15
4.Extended tour—Explore the reading rooms
An exploration of the Bodleian Library’s wonderful reading rooms where scholars have studied for centuries. What you’ll see: 15th-century Divinity School, Convocation House, Chancellor^ Court, Duke Humfrey’s medieval library, Upper Reading Room and Radcliffe Camera.
Length: 80 minutes Price: £ 14 per person
Times: Sunday: 11:15, 13:15
1.When can you take a Standard tour?
A. At 9:30 on Monday. B. At 13:00 on Saturday.
C. At 14:00 on Thursday. D. At 12:00 on Sunday.
2.What are visitors required to do to go on the tours?
A. Bring their own guides. B. Set off early in the morning.
C. Avoid taking children. D. Make reservations in advance.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. l The first tour can be booked via telephone.
B. The second tour shows a modem underground reading room.
C. The third tour costs the most.
D. The fourth tour lasts the longest.
